Help:IPA/Corsican
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| 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 | off |
| 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].