Help:IPA/Occitan

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Occitan language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.

Unless otherwise noted, examples are in Languedocien. See Occitan phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Occitan.

Consonants
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
bblau, vent, (Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) libertatblunt
βgravilh, libertatbetween baby and bevy
ddomeni, mandra, (Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) unidadoom
dzdotzen, (Auvergnat, Limousin) messatge, genolh, jovençabetween buds and budge
messatge, genolh, jovençabudge
ðunidathat
ffàciafrank
ɡgròs, bilingüe, (Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) agradar, liguèrongallon
ɣagradar, liguèronbetween gold and ahold
kcaissa, quant, longscanner
llièch, espatla, filhlong
ʎfamilhabullion
mmascle, ambedósmoment
nnatura, colomb, banhneed
ŋsang, banquièrlung
ɲmontanhacanyon
ppichonlisp
rrrer, rascanhóstrilled r
ɾcórrer, malaürósatom (AmE)
ssolelh, amiss, servici, esboçar, extrèmbetween sip and ship
ttemps, sardstill
tstrobairitz, accion, Mexic, (Auvergnat, Limousin) chècbetween cats and catch
nuechòla, chèc, fregcatch
zmusica, utilizar, esboçarbetween zone and genre
Local consonants
h(Gascon) hemna/femnahigh
ʀ(Provençal) ArleFrench Arles
ʃ(Auvergnat) servici, (Gascon) Foisship
v(Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) ventvalid
ʒ(Gascon) joenessa, (Provençal) agegenre
Vowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
aquatre, ànec, camaièufather
efetge, embestiar, (Auvergnat, Limousin) mètgesay
ɛmètge, benlèusect
ivitz, Loíscease
ɔescòla, doás, (Auvergnat, Limousin) camaièuoff
uTolosa, soi, valoróssoup
yluna, futur, bonaür, (Gascon) cuolFrench rue, German Blüte
Local vowels
ə(Auvergnat) fetge, embestiaralike
o(Limousin) còstasport (RP)
œ(Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) flhablur
(Auvergnat) pòrta, (Provençal) bònawar
 
Semivowels
IPAExamplesEnglish approximation
jia, fièira, embestiar, luòc, (Limousin) familhayes
wclau, plòure, oèst, qüadragenari, (Gascon, Limousin, Provençal) malswallow
ɥuèlh, ambigüitat, (Auvergnat) ajuidarbetween yet and wet; French nuit
 
Suprasegmentals
IPAExamplesExplanation
ˈplaça [ˈplasɔ]primary stress
ˌvertadièrament [beɾtaˌðjɛɾɔˈmen]secondary stress
.via [ˈbi.ɔ]syllable break
ː(Limousin) chastanhas [tsaːˈtaɲaː]long vowel or geminated consonant

References

  • Balaguer, Claudi; Pojada, Patrici. Diccionari Català – Occità / Occitan – Catalan (in Catalan and Occitan).
  • Lavalade, Yves. Dictionnaire Occitan – Français (in French and Occitan).
  • Fettuciari, Jòrgi; Martin, Guiu; Pietri, Jaume. Diccionari Provençau – Francés (in Occitan and French).
  • Omelhièr, Cristian. Petiòt diccionari Occitan d'Auvèrnhe – Francés (in Occitan and French).
  • "CORRESPONDÉNCIAS FONETICAS" [Phonetic correspondences]. MonOccitània (in Occitan).

See also