The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Emilian pronunciations in Wiktionary entries.
As Emilian is not a standardised language, its pronunciation can differ greatly from area to area.
| Consonants
|
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
|---|
| b
|
butòun
|
button
| | d
|
dè
|
day
| | f
|
fója
|
fine
| | ɡ
|
gāt
|
gain
| | k
|
kān
|
sky
| | l
|
lê
|
lick (clear L)
| | ʎ
|
Emèlja
|
roughly like million (General American) [1] | | m
|
mujêra
|
mind
| | ɱ
|
infjēr
|
symphony
| | n
|
nuēter
|
no
| | ŋ
|
inkô
|
camping
| | ɲ
|
njînta
|
roughly like canyon[2] | | p
|
pám
|
spy
| | r
|
rás
|
curd (Scottish English)[3] | | s
|
savêr
|
between sir and shoe[4] | | t
|
tôr
|
time
| | v
|
vàder
|
view
| | z
|
azê
|
between zeal and measure[5] |
|
| Semivowels
|
|---|
| j
|
tajêr
|
yes
| | w
|
ākwa
|
we
| | Vowels[6] |
|---|
| IPA |
Examples |
English approximation
|
|---|
| i
|
partîr
|
see
| | ɪ
|
méster
|
bit
| | e
|
avêr
|
dress
| | ɛ
|
parlēr
|
bed
| | a
|
klà
|
trap (Received Pronunciation)
| | ɐ
|
mān
|
nurse (Older Received Pronunciation)
| | ʌ
|
kál
|
strut
| | ɔ
|
bōta
|
between force and fog
| | o
|
lôr
|
horse
| | ʊ
|
tút
|
foot
| | u
|
bûṡ
|
goose
| | Diphthongs
|
|---|
| ɛi
|
galèina
|
roughly like bay[7] | | ɔʊ
|
bastòun
|
roughly like down[8] |
|
- ^ Rendered as [lj] by some speakers.
- ^ Rendered as [nj] by some speakers.
- ^ Varies from area to area and speaker to speaker, for example it is rendered as [ʁ] near Parma.
- ^ Generally pronounced between [s] and [ʃ], varying from area to area. Sometimes allophonic with [θ] or [ts].
- ^ Generally pronounced between [z] and [ʒ], varying from area to area. Sometimes allophonic with [ð] or [dz].
- ^ Emilian distinguishes between long and short vowels, in some dialects long vowels are rendered as diphthongs of similar vowels.
- ^ Rendered as [e] in some areas.
- ^ Rendered as [o] in some areas.
