Pronunciation (Pronunsia)

Np, Nb		in Ven. are written and pronounced on the place of mp, mb (as in old Spanish)		conpagnìa company, conbàtare to combat, to fight
L, l		1) normal [l] 2) very short or mute [e]		la bala [la bàla] or [a bàea]
J, j		1) very short [i] 2) = [d]		faméja [faméia] or [faméda]
S, s		as in Span. = Italian ss sometimes even = [] (especially in si-, -nsa)		pasar [pa'sar], casa ['kasa], se [se] giaso ['daso / 'dao], sinque ['sinke, 'inke]
X , x		as Engl./Ital. s in "rose". Even initial! sometimes even = [ð]		roxa ['roza], caxa ['caza], xe [zè], vixion = [vi'zjon[ mexo ['mèzo / 'meðo], verxo ['verzo / 'verðo]
s-c		= s in It. "sale" + c in "cena"		fiscio ['fisto], scioco ['stoko], scéto ['steto], scéxa ['steza]
-sion		= -ssión always as in Spanish		mision [mi'sjon[, version [ver'sjon], pasion [pa'sjon]
-thion		= ssión, thión. In words derived from words with "t, d"		inventar => inventor => inventhion,  ator => athion, aministrar => aministrador => aministrathion, creativo => creathion,  programador => programathion.

Attention : The letter l  is always between vowels and never at the end of a word, cf.:

canal => canali; voler => el vol.

tenpo = [tenpo / tenp].

See Italian Pronunciation and Spelling.