Genoese Dialect - Phonology

Phonology

Genoese has eight vowels, twenty consonants, and three semivowels.

Vowels:

• /a/ barba /ˈbarba/ (uncle, beard)
• /e/ tésta /ˈtesta/ (head)
• /ɛ/ ægoa /ˈɛɡwa/ (water)
• /i/ bibin /biˈbiŋ/ (turkey)
• /o/ cöse /ˈkoːse/ (what?)
• /ø/ anchêu /anˈkøː/ (today)
• /u/ comme /ˈkumme/ (how?)
• /y/ fugassa /fyˈɡassa/ (focaccia, a kind of Italian bread)