Help:IPA/Occitan

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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
IPA Examples English approximation
b blau, vent, (
Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal
) libertat
blunt
β gravilh, libertat between baby and bevy
d
domeni, mandra, (
Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal
) unida
doom
dz dotzen, (
Auvergnat, Limousin
) messatge, genolh, jovença
between buds and budge
messatge, genolh, jovença budge
ð unida that
f fàcia frank
ɡ gròs, bilingüe, (
Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal
) agradar, liguèron
gallon
ɣ agradar, liguèron between gold and ahold
k caissa, quant, long scanner
l
lièch, espatla, filh long
ʎ familha bullion
m mascle, ambedós moment
n
natura, colomb, banh need
ŋ sang, banquièr lung
ɲ montanha canyon
p pichon lisp
r
rrer, rascanhós
trilled r
ɾ córrer, malaürós atom (AmE)
s solelh, amiss, servici, esboçar, extrèm between sip and ship
t
temps, sard still
ts trobairitz, accion, Mexic, (
Auvergnat, Limousin
) chèc
between cats and catch
nuechòla, chèc, freg catch
z musica, utilizar, esboçar between zone and genre
Local consonants
h (Gascon) hemna/femna high
ʀ (Provençal) Arle French Arles
ʃ (
Auvergnat) servici, (Gascon
) Fois
ship
v (
Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal
) vent
valid
ʒ (Gascon) joenessa, (Provençal) age genre
Vowels
IPA Examples English approximation
a quatre, ànec, camaièu father
e fetge, embestiar, (
Auvergnat, Limousin
) mètge
say
ɛ mètge, benlèu sect
i vitz, Loís cease
ɔ escòla, doás, (
Auvergnat, Limousin
) camaièu
off
u Tolosa, soi, valorós soup
y luna, futur, bonaür, (Gascon) cuol French rue, German Blüte
Local vowels
ə (
Auvergnat
) fetge, embestiar
alike
o (Limousin) còsta sport (RP)
œ (
Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal
) flha
blur
(
Auvergnat) pòrta, (Provençal
) bòna
war
 
Semivowels
IPA Examples English approximation
j ia, fièira, embestiar, luòc, (Limousin) familha yes
w clau, plòure, oèst, qüadragenari, (Gascon, Limousin, Provençal) mal swallow
ɥ uèlh, ambigüitat, (
Auvergnat
) ajuidar
between yet and wet; French nuit
 
Suprasegmentals
IPA Examples Explanation
ˈ plaça [ˈplasɔ] primary stress
ˌ vertadièrament [beɾtaˌðjɛɾɔˈmen] secondary stress
. via [ˈbi.ɔ] syllable break
ː (Limousin) chastanhas [tsaːˈtaɲaː]
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