| Consonants[1] |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| b | bancheri, abbentu, campu[2][3] | bike | | c | chiancheri,cchiù,chiḍḍu[3] | askew | | ç | ciumi,çiuçiari,xuri | huge | | d | denti, sarda, addumannari[3][4] | done (with the tongue touching the teeth) | | dz | cunzigghiu, panza, nsicilianu[3][5] | dads | | dʒ | Giappuni, lèggiri, manciari[2][3] | jab | | ɖ | beḍḍu, cavaḍḍu, nuđđu,dragunara, cuntrariu[2][3] | done (Indian English) | | f | figghiu, cufuruna, nfamia[3] | fast | | ɡ (ɡ)[6] | aggrancari,gula, jancu[3][7][8] | gas | | ɟ | figghia, àghiru,gherciu, trijorna, jìnchiri[7][8][9] | Montague | | k | canigghia, accussì,quarru, muncu[3] | scar | | l | valanza, còllira | let | | m | mèttiri, lemmu[10] | mother | | ɱ | nfarrainari,nvernu[10] | symphony | | n | novu, cunnùciri,nzèmmula[10] | nice | | ŋ | loncu,ngrisi, sangu[8][10] | singing | | ɳ | landreḍḍu, contra[10] | roughly like corndog | | ɲ | lagnusìa,gnuranti,nchiostru[2][8][10] | roughly like canyon | | p | tuppu,pirchì, sìmprici[3] | spin | | r | rùmpiri, parrata[2][11] | trilled r or leisure | | ɾ | cornu, ludenti[4][11] | atom (American English) | | ɽ | àutri, mandracchiu[11] | try | | s | sugnu,spiari, cassulari[5] | sorry | | ʂ | strata, mastru[5][12] | shred | | ʃ | cascia, pisci,scena[2][5][13] | ship | | t | tanticchia, stritta, muntunarìa[3] | star (with the tongue touching the teeth) | | ts | zappagghiuni, pizzulari, canzuna, nsicilianu[2][3][5] | cats | | tʃ | pacenzia, vucceri, canciamentu[3][13] | clentchor clash | | ʈ | àutri, quatratu, cuntrariu[3] | stray (Indian English) | | v | vucca, aviri, avvucatu, nfamia[3] | vent | | z | sbagghiu,sdisinnata, rosmarina[5] | zest |
| | Semivowels |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| j | jinnaru, lujornu, pajari, piaciri[7][9] | you | | w | quannu, acqua, guadagnu | wine | | | | Vowels |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| Stressed vowels[14] |
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| a | squatra, càdiri, cità | father | | ɛ | beni, tèniri, cafè | bed | | i | stidda, arrìmula, ripitì | see | | ɔ | sonu, vòmmira, masinnò | off | | u | zùccuru, curnutu, nacchiù | tool | | Unstressed vowels |
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| a | squatra,aviri | grandma | | ɪ | càdiri, fitusu | bitter | | ʊ | curnutu, càudu | pull | | Dialectal vowels |
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| e | (Salentino) càdiri, gammali[15] | bay | | | | Suprasegmentals |
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| IPA | Examples | Explanation |
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| ˈ | capiḍḍu[kaˈpiɖɖʊ] | primary stress | | ˌ | suttasupra[ˌsuttaˈsuːpɾa] | secondary stress | | . | triangulari[ʈɽɪ.aŋŋʊˈlaːɾɪ] | syllable break | | ː | pirtusu[pɪɾˈtuːsʊ] | long vowel[16] |
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