User:Catonif/scn-IPA

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Sicilian phonemic consonants
Type Labial Dental/
Alveolar 		Cacuminal Palatal Velar
Nasal /m/ /n/ [1] /ɲ/[2][1] [1]
Stop /p/ • /b/[2] /t/ • /d/[3] /ɖ/[2][4] /c/ • /ɟ/[5][6] /k/ • /ɡ/
Affricate /ts/[2][7] • /dz/[2][8] /ʈɽ/ • /ɖɽ/[4] /tʃ/[9][10] • /dʒ/[2]
Fricative /f/ • /v/[11][12][13][14] /s/[15][16] /ʂɽ/[2][17] /ʃ/[2] and /ç/[9]
Approximant /l/ /j/[11][18][19] /w/[11][13]
Trill or Flap /ɾ/[11][3] /r/[2][20]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Nasals in coda are preferred to be written phonemically /m/ before /p b/ and /n/ elsewhere, for historical reasons.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Always geminated after a vowel.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 In many varieties /d/ merges intervocalically with /ɾ/ if not geminated, but this shouldn't be in phonemic transcriptions unless it poses phonemic issues (see Examples § granni).
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 In some varieties /ɖɖ/ might merge with geminated /ɖɖɽ/, but this shouldn't be used in phonemic transcriptions.
  5. ^ In some varieties /ɟ/ might be realized as . This is usually reflected in the spelling.
  6. ^ Intevocalic non geminated /ɟ/ may merge with /j/ (still researching this).
  7. ^ Non-geminated intervocalic /ts/ is found in /-w.ts-/, an alternative result to /-w.s-/ from original /-l.ts-/.
  8. ^ Marginal phoneme
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 In many varieties /ç/ merges with /tʃ/, but this shouldn't be used in phonemic transcriptions.
  10. ^ /tʃ/ is pronounced intervocalically, but this symbol shouldn't be used in phonemic transcriptions not to cause confusion with the phoneme /ʃ/.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Never geminated between vowels.
  12. ^ Geminated /v/ is /bb/.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 /ɡw/ merges with /w/ or even /v/ in certain contexts in some varieties. This is usually reflected in alternative spellings.
  14. ^ In many varieties intervocalic /v/ merges with the hiatus. This us usually reflected in alternative spellings.
  15. ^ When ⟨s⟩ is after a nasal, /ts/ should be used instead.
  16. ^ /s/ is pronounced before voiceless consonants and before a voiced one, but this shouldn't be used in phonemic transcriptions.
  17. ^ Cacuminal fricative /ʂɽ/ is phonemically distinct from /sʈɽ/ (see Examples § stritti).
  18. ^ Geminated /j/ is /ɟɟ/.
  19. ^ /j w/ should not be used in place of /ɪ ʊ/ in falling diphthongs.
  20. ^ /r/ is by many pronounced , but this symbol shouldn't be used in phonemic transcriptions.
Sicilian stressed vowels
Type Stressed Unstressed
Front Back Front Back
Close /i/ /u/ /ɪ/[1] /ʊ/[1]
Mid /ɛ/[2][3] /ɔ/[2][3]
Open /a/[4] /a/[1]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Unstressed vowels in some positions oscillate between /a ɪ ʊ/ depending on the area, original vowel and extern influence, and usually this is reflected on the spelling. Read more on Sicilian Wikipedia articles w:scn:Usu dî vucali ncerti ntâ penùrtima sìllabba and w:scn:Usu dî vucali ncerti nta na sìllabba diversa di chidda penùrtima. The etymological vowel is preferred as the main pronunciation.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stressed mid vowels /ɛ ɔ/ may be realized , , , etc. which is also sometimes reflected on alternative spellings, but shouldn't be considered in phonemic transcriptions.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mid vowels /ɛ ɔ/ might appear in unstressed positions in recently borrowed words.
  4. ^ Stressed open vowel /a/ may be realized , , etc. which is also sometimes reflected on alternative spellings, but shouldn't be considered in phonemic transcriptions.
Sicilian suprasegmentals
Symbol Meaning
ˈ Primary stress
ˌ Secondary stress
. Syllable break
ˣ Syntactic gemination
  • double consonants, NC, sC and LC clusters are divided into two syllables. If it separates an initial vowel-less syllable from an unstressed one, the /./ isn't advised.
  • vowel length isn't phonemic.
  • geminated consonants should be written twice, to make more clear the vowel structure, and not by using /ː/.
  • secondary stress must be expressed if it changes the quality of the vowels.

Examples

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