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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| b | (WL)biott, dubbi, (EL)biót, döbe | bud | | d | (WL) lader,drizz, (EL) làder,drécc | day | | dz | (WL) mezzaluna, ruzzà, mezz metter[1][2][3] | cods | | dʒ | (WL) veggia,gent,giovin, resgiô, lecc grand, (EL) ègia, regiùr[1][4] | juice | | f | (WL) boffà, oeuv, (EL) bofà, öf[1] | fit | | ɡ | (WL)gatt, bagaj, (EL)gat, bagài | good | | h | (EL) presidènt,sùra, dés,sich,sènt, pesàda,sigóla, pès[3][5] | ham | | k | (WL)can, marches, foeugh, (EL)cà, marchés, föch[1] | sky | | l | lacc, caròtola, (WL) ballon, vioeula, (EL) balù, viöla, pedriöl[6] | lock | | m | (WL)mes'cià, (EL)mes-cià, campiù[7][8] | maid | | ɱ | (EL) banfà, convegnì[7][8] | triumph | | n | nòcc, (WL) danee, (EL) danér, cantù, sentì[7][8] | den | | ŋ | (EL) ànga, mànche[7][8] | long | | ɲ | (WL)gnucca, legn, (EL)gnöca, lègn, àzegn[8] | opinion | | p | (WL)piasè, goeubb, (EL)piasér, gòp[1] | spite | | r | (WL)roeuda, porscell, corr, caròtola, vioeula, (EL)röda, porsèl, cór[6] | trilled r | | s | (WL) pressident,sora, dis,zuccher, lenzoeu,cazzoeula, mezz, dersett,scova, (EL) presidènt,sùra, dés,sich,sènt, pesàda,sigóla, pès,scùa[1][2][3] | same | | ʃ | (WL) pesciada,scigolla, pesg,scenna,scova, (EL)scéna[1][9] | shame | | t | (WL)todesch, giald, (EL)todèsch, zalt[1] | stay | | ts | (WL)zuccher, lenzoeu,cazzoeula, mezz, dersett, (EL)söcher, lensöl, casöla, mès, dersèt[1][2][3] | pets | | tʃ | (WL) mas'c, vegg,ciocca,cinch,cent, tucc trii, (EL) mascc, ècc,ciòca, lesiù[1][5] | chain | | ʋ | (WL)violin, elvent, cavej, on pò devent, (EL)viulì, olvènt[1][10] | betweenwetandvet | | z | desmentegà, (WL) basell,s'gionf, mezzaluna, ruzzà, mezz metter, (EL) bazèl,sgiónf, mezalüna, rözà, mès méter,zét,zùen, rezùr[1][2][3][4] | zone | | ʒ | (WL) resgiô, desmentegà[1][4] | vision | | Non-native consonants |
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| ʎ | (WL) botteglia, (EL) butìglia | million | | | Semivowels |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| j | (WL) piatt, tajà, mej, lezion, (EL) piàt, taià, mèi,lècc grant, töcc tré[1] | yes | | w | (WL) aqua, sguerc, s'ciao, (EL) àqua, sguèrs | way |
| | Vowels[11] |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| Short vowels |
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| a | abità, (WL) mamma, Bressa, perchè, semper,[12] (EL) mama, Brèsa, cantù, pader, lombard, nacc,ach, italià[13] | manner (Scotland) | | e | pelà, perchè, (WL) semper, cortellin,elencà,elettrega, vedemm, besògn,[12] (EL)envéren, méter, sèmper,elencà,elètrega,edóm, bezògn, öle, vendedùr, dét, prensépe, isé, prém, mel, dré, seré, décc,énte[14] | bay,but shorter | | ɛ | (WL) regn, adess, invern, metter, savè, domènega, (EL) règn, adès, pelà, perchè, sèmper,elencà,elètrega,edóm, bezògn, öle, vendedùr, prensépe, setèmber[14] | bed | | i | (WL) inscì, primm, Milan, elettrega, vedemm, besògn,[12] (EL) curtilì, saì, dümìnica, Milà, simpàtech, finìcc, cunusìcc, mìa, giardì | beet, but shorter | | o | (EL) s-ciào, Cóm, cólda,ólter,ólta, póch, conós,óst, modéren, colùr, popolasiù, compàgn, piemontés, ciót, faró, alóra, próa, segónt[15] | story, but shorter | | ɔ | (WL) nòmm, anmò, Còmm,oeuli, vòlta, pocch, cognoss, (EL) nòm, amò, mama, Brèsa[13][15] | off | | ø | (WL)oeugg,[16] (EL)öcc,öle, töarà, cöcömer, pröa, töcc, piö, löster, cöntà, encö, zöga, löna, scör, cönt,öndes[15] | bird (RP), but shorter | | u | (WL) agost, modern, pocch, cognoss, sô, color, popolazion, comun, tovarà, cocumer, (EL) sul, culùr, pupulasiù, piemuntés, cumpuzisiù, alùra, amùr, put, nasiù | cool, but shorter | | y | (WL) tucc, pussee, luster, comunicazion, busecca, (EL) lüna, scür, cümü, büzèca | foot (Scotland) | | Shortnasal vowels[8] |
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| ã | (WL) banfà, campion, canton | sang (Scotland) | | ẽ | (WL) sentì, asen, venditor | sang (Southern U.S.) | | ĩ | (WL) prinzipi, simpategh | ring | | ũ | (WL) compagn, piemontes, composizion, convegnì | no English equivalent; nasalized/u/ | | ỹ | (WL) cuntà | no English equivalent; nasalized/y/ | | Long vowels |
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| aː | (WL) pader, lombard, andaa, calda,alter[17] | father | | eː | (WL) mel, dree | bay | | iː | (WL) dii, prinzipi, finii | beet | | oː | (WL) calda,alter,oeuli, vòlta[15] | story | | uː | (WL) ciod, faroo, alora, amor | cool | | øː | (WL) proeuva, incoeu,oeuli, vòlta[15] | bird (RP) | | yː | (WL) giuga, luna, scur, cuu, cognossuu | few (Scotland) | | Long nasal vowels[8] |
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| ãː | (WL) vanga, manchi,anca, italian | sang (Scotland) | | ẽː | (WL) settember, seren | sang (Southern U.S.) | | ĩː | (WL) dinc, vint, minga, giardin | no English equivalent; nasalized/iː/ | | ũː | (WL) segond, pont, nazion | no English equivalent; nasalized/uː/ | | ỹː | (WL) cunt, vundes, comun | no English equivalent; nasalized/yː/ | | | Suprasegmentals |
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| IPA | Examples | Explanation |
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| ˈ | (WL) insemma[ĩˈsɛma], (EL) ensèma[ɛnˈsɛma] | primary stress | | ˌ | (WL)tirabuscion[ˌti(ː)rabyˈʃũː], (EL)tirabosù[ˌtiraboˈsu] | secondary stress | | . | (WL) sciador[ʃi.aˈduːr], (EL) sciadùr[ʃi.aˈdur] | syllable break | | ː | (WL) tròpp dolz[ˌtrɔ‿ˈdːul(t)s], (EL) tròp dóls[ˌtrɔ‿ˈdːols][3] | geminated consonant |
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