Occitan Alphabet - Diacritics

Diacritics

Several diacritics serve to modify the pronunciation of the letters of the Occitan alphabet.

• The grave accent (accent grèu) (_̀) found on à, è, ò.
• The acute accent (accent agut) (_́) found on á, é, ó, í, ú.
• The dieresis (trèma) (¨) found on ï, ü.
• The cedilla (cedilha) (¸) found under ç.
• The interpunct (ponch interior, punt interior) (·) found between two consecutive consonants: n·h e s·h. This is used in Gascon Occitan. In the Middle Ages, it was common throughout Aquitania (see Old Occitan).

The diacritics are required on the capitals. For example: Índia, Àustria, Sant Çubran, FÒRÇA, SOÏSSA, IN·HÈRN.