Alphabet
Piedmontese is written with a modified Latin alphabet. The letters, along with their IPA equivalent are shown in the table below.
| Letter | IPA Value | Letter | IPA Value | Letter | IPA Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A a | /a/, /ɑ/ | H h | ∅ | P p | /p/ |
| B b | /b/ | I i | /i/ | Q q | /k/ |
| C c | /k/, /tʃ/1 | J j | /j/ | R r | /r/ ~ /ɹ/ |
| D d | /d/2 | L l | /l/ | S s | /s/, /z/5 |
| E e | /e/, /ɛ/, /æ/3 | M m | /m/ | T t | /t/ |
| Ë ë | /ə/ | N n | /n/, /ŋ/4 | U u | /y/ |
| F f | /f/ | O o | /u/ | V v | /v/, /w/, /u/, ∅6 |
| G g | /g/, /dʒ/1 | Ò ò | /o/ | Z z | /z/ ~ /zd/ |
Certain digraphs are used to regularly represent specific sounds as shown below.
| Digraph | IPA Value | Digraph | IPA Value | Digraph | IPA Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ae | /aɛ/ | gg | /dʒ/ | òi | /oj/ |
| ao | /aw/ | gh | /ɡ/ | qo | /kw/ |
| cc | /tʃ/ | gl | /ʎ/ (in Italian loans) | ss | /s/ |
| ea | /ɛa/ | gn | /ɲ/ | sc | /sk, /ʃ/ |
| eo | /ɛw/ | oe | /ue/, /we/ | sg | /ʒ/ |
| eu | /ø/ | oi | /uj/ | sg, sgg | /sdʒ/ |
All other combinations of letters are pronounced as written. Grave accent marks break diphthongs, so "ua" and "uà" are /ʷa/, but "ùa" is pronounced separately, /ya/.
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