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Wikipedia key to pronunciation of Neapolitan From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The charts below show how the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Neapolitan 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.

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Consonants[1]
IPA ExamplesEnglish approximation
b bùvaro, campo, abballo[2][3] bike
d surdo, ntengo[3] done
dz cazetta, canzone, nun sapé[3][4][5] dads
giarra, nciarmo, Gesù[2][3] jab
f scarrafone, fernuto fast
ɡ[6] gatto, manco[3] gas
ɡj[6] ɟ[7] agghiaià, nchiostra, banchiero[3] ague
ʝ gliuómmero, quaglio, neglia[2] roughly like yes, but stronger, or ague
k puorco, quanno scar
kj c[7] chiesa, chiummo masculine
l lauro, vallo[8] lip or feel
m miédeco, sempe, ammore[9] mother
ɱ cunvenì, nfierno[9] symphony
n nuovo, monte[9] nest
ŋ songo, cinco[9] singing
ɲ cugnato, ogne[2] roughly like canyon
p porta, coppa spin
r ràdeca, camorra, grotta, vraccio trilled r
s sano, stongo, pertuso[5] sorry
ʃ cascia, pesce, scafato, sponna[2][5] ship
t terra, presutto star
ts zùccaro, miezzo, situazione[4] cats
cerasa, faccia somewhat between watch and wash[10]
v vùfaro, spavette, caulo vent
z snùdeco, sdignata[5] zipper
ʒ sbagliato, svacantato[5] vision
Semivowels[11]
IPA ExamplesEnglish approximation
j jennaro, auciello, paisano you
w guaglione, cuollo, caudara wine
Vowels
IPA ExamplesEnglish approximation
Short vowels
a æ
ɑ
[7]
sciaurato, napulitano manner
e viento, pecché, addore 'e mare[12] roughly like pay, but shorter
ɛ fella, mente, cafè[12] bed
ə tìseco, cocchia[13] again
i primmo, signale, ìntemo see, but shorter
o tuorno, commó[12] story, but shorter
ɔ ponte, Madonna[12] off
u scumma, punessa, ùrdemo tool, but shorter
Long vowels[14]
ɑː ɐː
æː
[7]
sciaurato, Nàpule father or bad
ej
ɛj
æɨ
[7]
parere, cielo late
ɛː scena, preta bear (RP) or late
dito, Faito see
ow
ɔw
əʉ
[7]
luoco, dint'ô sciore story or goal
ɔː rota, cosa story or goal
ajuto, venuto tool
Other vowels
ɨ[7] [examples needed] roses
Suprasegmentals
IPA ExamplesExplanation
ˈ buono [ˈbwoːnə] primary stress
ˌ veramente [ˌvɛraˈmɛndə] secondary stress
. diamante [di.aˈmandə] syllable break
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