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Italian Phonology
EXPLANATION
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These tables show the IPA symbols for the pulmonic consonantal
and vocalic systems in the Italian language.
CONSONANTS
The type of phonation is indicated by the phone's color shading:
▼ PLACE OF ARTICULATION ▼
▼ MANNER ▼
BILABIAL
LABIO-DENTAL
ALVEOLAR
POST-ALVEOLAR
PALATAL
VELAR
END OF Italian PHONOLOGY CHART FOR CONSONANTS!
PHONOLOGY INVENTORY
No.
IPA
Length
CoArt
Voicing
Place
Manner
1
m
voiced
bilabial
nasal
2
n
voiced
alveolar
nasal
4
p
voiceless
bilabial
plosive
5
t
voiceless
alveolar
plosive
6
k
voiceless
velar
plosive
7
b
voiced
bilabial
plosive
8
d
voiced
alveolar
plosive
10
t͡s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant affricate
11
t͡ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant affricate
12
d͡z
voiced
alveolar
sibilant affricate
13
d͡ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant affricate
14
f
voiceless
labio-dental
fricative
15
s
voiceless
alveolar
sibilant fricative
16
ʃ
voiceless
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
17
v
voiced
labio-dental
fricative
18
z
voiced
alveolar
sibilant fricative
19
ʒ
voiced
post-alveolar
sibilant fricative
20
j
voiced
palatal
approximant
21
w
voiced
velar
approximant
22
l
voiced
alveolar
lateral approximant
23
ʎ
voiced
palatal
lateral approximant
24
r
voiced
alveolar
trill
VOWELS