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The charts below show how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Corsican pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.

See Corsican phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Corsican.

Consonants
IPA	Examples	English approximation
b	babbu; porta; vai	bike
c	chjosu; machja	RP Tuesday
d	dormi; tettu	done
dz	zitellu; pranzu	dads
dʒ	gioia; piace	jab
ð^[1]	donna; strada	this
f	fora; goffu	fast
ɡ^[2]	gattu; buttega; ringhera; focu	gas
ɟ^[3]	ghjornu; oghje	RP due
k	corsu; bocca; chi; quale; kiwi	scar
l^[4]	latru; ellu	lip
ʎ	famiglia; agliu	roughly like million
m	mele; mamaa; campu ^[5]	mother
n	neve; cennu	nest
ŋ	cinque; ringhera^[5]	sing
ɲ	bisognu; castagnu	roughly like canyon
p	pesciu; porgu; caspa	spin
r	rasoghju; ferru; persi	Trilled r, Spanish: perro
s^[6]	seccu; strada; quessu	sorry
ʃ	sceffu; pesciu	ship
t	tuttu; attentu	star
ts	zappatu; lazza	cats
tʃ	cecu; ci	chip
v	servici; aviò: frittu; watt	vent
z	casa	zipper
ʒ	sgiò; brusgera	measure
Semivowels
j	più; meiu, gabbia; Aiacciu; yacht	you
w	quale; guerra; neve; basta; week-end	wine

Vowels
IPA	Examples	English approximation
a^[7]	arma; serà	roughly like father
e^[8]	elettu; meiu	roughly like pay
ɛ^[8]	èpica; terra	bed
i	i; mì	see
o	ora; giòvani	roughly like law (British English)
ɔ	aviò	not
u	u; più	too

Suprasegmentals
IPA	Examples	English approximation
ˈ	làmpana [ˈlampana]	bottle
ˌ	prupiamente [ˌprupjaˈmente]	intonation
.	via [ˈwi.a]	moai

Notes

^ In some dialects, omitted or pronounced [r].
^ Sometimes omitted between vowels.
^ Sometimes pronounced [j].
^ In some dialects, pronounced [r].
^ ^a ^b Nasal consonants always assimilate their place of articulation to that of the following consonant. Thus, the n in /nɡ/, /nk/ is velar [ŋ], but before /v/ or /f/, it is labiodental [ɱ] (transcribed here as [m]). It is [m] is only before /p/ or /b/.
^ In some dialects, pronounced [ʃ] before [t].
^ In some dialects, pronounced [æ].
^ ^a ^b In some dialect, pronounced [æ] or [a].

[1] In some dialects, omitted or pronounced [r].

[2] Sometimes omitted between vowels.

[3] Sometimes pronounced [j].

[4] In some dialects, pronounced [r].

[nasal-5] Nasal consonants always assimilate their place of articulation to that of the following consonant. Thus, the n in /nɡ/, /nk/ is velar [ŋ], but before /v/ or /f/, it is labiodental [ɱ] (transcribed here as [m]). It is [m] is only before /p/ or /b/.

[6] In some dialects, pronounced [ʃ] before [t].

[7] In some dialects, pronounced [æ].

[e-8] In some dialect, pronounced [æ] or [a].

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