| Consonants[1] |
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| IPA |
Examples | English approximation |
| 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, n sicilianu[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, tri jorna, 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, lu denti[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, n sicilianu[2][3][5] |
cats |
| tʃ |
pacenzia, vucceri, canciamentu[3][13] |
clentch or clash |
| ʈ |
àutri, quatratu, cuntrariu[3] |
stray (Indian English) |
| v |
vucca, aviri, avvucatu, nfamia[3] |
vent |
| z |
sbagghiu, sdisinnata, rosmarina[5] |
zest |
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| Semivowels |
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| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| j |
jinnaru, lu jornu, pajari, piaciri[7][9] |
you |
| w |
quannu, acqua, guadagnu |
wine |
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| Vowels |
| IPA | Examples | English approximation |
| Stressed vowels[14] |
| 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 |
| a |
squatra, aviri |
grandma |
| ɪ |
càdiri, fitusu |
bitter |
| ʊ |
curnutu, càudu |
pull |
| Dialectal vowels |
| e |
(Salentino) càdiri, gammali[15] |
bay |
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| Suprasegmentals |
| IPA | Examples | Explanation |
| 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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