Letter Names
| Letters | Name | IPA (Standard pronunciation) |
IPA (Regional pronunciation) |
|---|---|---|---|
| A a | a | ||
| B b | be, be (n)auta | auv., niç. va. | |
| C c | ce | auv. | |
| D d | de | auv. | |
| E e | e | auv. | |
| F f | èfa | auv. lim., niç. va. | |
| G g | ge | auv., lim., gas. | |
| H h | acha | auv. lim., niç. va. | |
| I i | i | ||
| J j | ji | lim. | |
| (K k) | ca | ||
| L l | èla | auv. lim., niç. va. | |
| M m | èma | auv. lim., niç. va. | |
| N n | èna | auv. lim., niç. va. | |
| O o | o (ò) | ||
| P p | pe | auv. | |
| Q q | cu | auv. | |
| R r | èrra | auv. lim., niç., va., pro. | |
| S s | èssa | auv. lim., niç. va. | |
| T t | te | auv. | |
| U u | u | ||
| V v | ve, ve bassa (gas. ve, ve baisha) |
auv., lim. pro., niç. va. gas. |
|
| (W w) | ve dobla | auv., lim. pro., niç. va. gas. |
|
| X x | ixa | auv. lim. pro. gas., niç. va. | |
| (Y y) | i grèga | auv. lim., pro., niç. va. | |
| Z z | izèda | auv. lim., pro., niç. va. |
The letter names are usually feminine. They may also be masculine, in which case the feminine names be nauta (B), ve bassa (V), ve dobla (W) and i grèga (Y) become masculine be naut, be bas, ve doble and i grèc.
Elision is common before a letter starting with a vowel.
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