Classical Milanese Orthography - Table of Pronunciation

Table of Pronunciation

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  • The stress is normally on the penultimate syllable for words ending in vowel, on the last syllable for these ending in consonant.
Sign Context IPA Notes
a followed by double consonant or accented word-finally a stress is indicated with grave accent
a elsewhere aː stress is indicated with grave accent
aa word-finally aː always stressed
b always b
c followed by consonant or by a, o, u k
ci followed by a, o, u tʃ
c elsewhere tʃ
ch always k
d always d
e followed by double consonant or accented word-finally ɛ stress is indicated with grave accent
e elsewhere eː stress is indicated with acute accent
ee word-finally eː always stressed
f always f
g followed by consonant or by a, o, u ɡ
gi followed by a, o, u dʒ
g elsewhere dʒ devoiced word-finally
gh followed by i or e ɡ devoiced word-finally
i followed by double consonant or accented word-finally i stress is indicated with grave accent
i preceded by consonant and followed by vowel j
i elsewhere iː stress is indicated with grave accent
ii word-finally iː always stressed
j when not preceded by consonant j
l always l
m followed by consonant ◌̃
m elsewhere m
n when it doesn't form a vowel with the preceding vowel or word-finally when last syllable is unstressed n
n elsewhere ◌̃
nn always n
o always u never stressed
oo word-finally uː always stressed
ò always ɔ always stressed
ô always oː always stressed
oeu followed by double consonant or accented word-finally œ always stressed
oeu elsewhere œː always stressed
p always p
qu always kw
r always r
s word-finally, followed by voiceless consonant or word-initially s
s intervocalic or followed by voiced consonant z
sci always ʃ only "sc" when followed by e, i
s'ci always stʃ only "s'c" when followed by e, i
sgi always ʒ only "sg" when followed by e, i
ss always s
t always t
u followed by double consonant or accented word-finally y stress is indicated with grave accent
u preceded by q or g and followed by vowel, or as part of a diphthong w never stressed
u elsewhere yː stress is indicated with grave accent
uu word-finally yː always stressed
v always v
z always ts/dz/s

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