The charts below show the way in which theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Emilian pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.
As Emilian is not a standardised language, its pronunciation can differ greatly from area to area.
| Consonants |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| b | butòun | button | | d | dè | day | | f | fója | fine | | ɡ | gāt | gain | | k | kān | sky | | l | lê | lick (clear L) | | ʎ | Emèlja | roughly like million (General American)[1] | | m | mujêra | mind | | ɱ | infjēr | symphony | | n | nuēter | no | | ŋ | inkô | camping | | ɲ | njînta | roughly like canyon[2] | | p | pám | spy | | r | rás | curd (Scottish English)[3] | | s | savêr | betweensir andshoe[4] | | t | tôr | time | | v | vàder | view | | z | azê | betweenzeal and measure[5] |
| | Semivowels |
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| j | tajêr | yes | | w | ākwa | we | | Vowels[6] |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
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| i | partîr | see | | ɪ | méster | bit | | e | avêr | dress | | ɛ | parlēr | bed | | a | klà | trap (Received Pronunciation) | | ɐ | mān | nurse (Older Received Pronunciation) | | ʌ | kál | strut | | ɔ | bōta | between force and fog | | o | lôr | horse | | ʊ | tút | foot | | u | bûṡ | goose | | Diphthongs |
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| ɛi | galèina | roughly like bay[7] | | ɔʊ | bastòun | roughly like down[8] |
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- ^Rendered as[lj] by some speakers.
- ^Rendered as[nj] by some speakers.
- ^Varies from area to area and speaker to speaker, for example it is rendered as[ʁ] nearParma.
- ^Generally pronounced between [s] and [ʃ], varying from area to area. Sometimes allophonic with [θ] or [ts].
- ^Generally pronounced between [z] and [ʒ], varying from area to area. Sometimes allophonic with [ð] or [dz].
- ^Emilian distinguishes between long and short vowels, in some dialects long vowels are rendered as diphthongs of similar vowels.
- ^Rendered as [e] in some areas.
- ^Rendered as [o] in some areas.
