The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Occitan pronunciations in Wikipedia articles.
See Occitan phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Occitan.
IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
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Consonants
|
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b
|
blau
|
blunt
| β
|
gravilh
|
between baby and bevy
| d
|
domeni
|
doom
| ð
|
unida
|
that
| dʒ
|
messatge
|
magic
| f
|
fàcia
|
frank
| ɡ
|
gròs
|
guardian
| ɣ
|
agradar
|
between a light go and ahold
| k
|
caissa
|
scanner
| l
|
lièch
|
long
| ʎ
|
familha
|
bullion
| m
|
mascle
|
moment
| n
|
natura, colomb
|
need
| ŋ
|
sang
|
lung
| ɲ
|
montanha
|
canyon
| p
|
pichon
|
lisp
| r
|
córrer
|
trilled 'r'
| ɾ
|
malaürós
|
like ladder in American English
| s
|
solelh
|
soldier
| t
|
temps
|
still
| ts
|
trobairitz
|
boots
| tʃ
|
nuechòla
|
chocolate
| z
|
utilizar
|
zebra
|
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English approximation
|
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Vowels
|
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a
|
quatre
|
sack
| e
|
fetge
|
say (without the y sound)
| ɛ
|
mètge
|
sect
| i
|
vitz
|
cease
| ɔ
|
escòla
|
cause
| u
|
Tolosa
|
soup
| y
|
luna
|
as in French rue and German Blüte
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English equivalent
|
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Semivowels
|
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j
|
ieu
|
yes
| w
|
clau
|
swallow
| ɥ
|
uèlh
|
as in French nuit
|
|
IPA: Diphthongs
|
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
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aj
|
maire
|
tie
| ej
|
rei
|
bay
| ɛj
|
glèisa
| ɔj
|
jòia
|
boy
| ɔw
|
plòure
|
| aw
|
pausa
|
now
| ew
|
Euròpa
|
| ɛw
|
benlèu
| ja
|
embestiar
|
yard
| je
|
oriental
|
yes
| jɛ
|
fièr
| jɔ
|
luòc
|
yawn
| ju
|
accion
|
you
| iw
|
viure
|
| uj
|
soi
|
| wa
|
qüadragenari
|
wag
| we
|
bilingüe
|
wait
| wɛ
|
oèst
|
wet
| ɥɛ
|
fuèlha
| wɔ
|
doás
|
war
| wi
|
Loís
|
weed
| ɥi
|
ambigüitat
|
|
IPA: Triphthongs
|
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IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
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jaw
|
suau
|
| jej
|
fieiral
|
| jɛj
|
fièira
|
| jew
|
ieu
|
| jɛw
|
camaièu
|
| jɔw
|
buòu
|
| ɥɛj
|
puèi
|
|
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English equivalent
|
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Auvergnat
|
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v
|
vent
|
valid
| œ
|
fuelha
|
blur
| ʃ
|
servici
|
shoe
| wɔ
|
pòrta
|
war
| ɥi
|
ajuidar
|
| œj
|
nueit
|
|
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English equivalent
|
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Gascon
|
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ʒ
|
joença
|
measure
| h
|
hemna
|
high
| ʃ
|
Foish
|
shoe
| yw
|
cuu
|
| wew
|
ueu
|
|
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English equivalent
|
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Limousin
|
---|
v
|
vent
|
valid
| œ
|
fuelha
|
blur
| o
|
còsta
|
between spoke and sport
|
|
IPA
|
Examples |
English equivalent
|
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Provençal
|
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v
|
vent
|
valid
| ʒ
|
age
|
measure
| œ
|
fuelha
|
blur
| wɔ
|
bòna
|
war
| ʀ
|
Arle
|
French r
|
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- Claudi Balaguer & Patrici Pojada: Diccionari Català - Occità / Occitan - Catalan
- Yves Lavalade: Dictionnaire Occitan - Français
- Jòrgi Fettuciari, Guiu Martin & Jaume Pietri: Diccionari Provençau - Francés
- Cristian Omelhièr: Petiòt diccionari Occitan d'Auvèrnhe - Francés
- MonOccitània