Alphabet (L'Abecee)
 
The orthography used in these pages to render Milanese Lombard’s sounds is a particular version of the Latin alphabet. In the native words are used only 22 letters, which are considered to form the alphabet properly:
 
Letter (Lettera)
A a
B b
C c
D d
E e
F f
G g
H h
Letter Name
(Nòmm della Lettera)
a
be
ce
de
e
ef
ge
aca
Phonetic Value
(Valor Fonetich)
[a]
[b]
[k], [t]
[d]
[e], []
[f]
[g], [d]
[...]
 
  
Letter (Lettera)
I i
J j
L l
M m
N n
O p
P p
Q q
Letter Name
(Nòmm della Lettera)
i
i longa
el
em
en
o
pe
cu
Phonetic Value
(Valor Fonetich)
[i], [j], [...]
[j]
[l]
[m]
[n]
[o], []
[p]
[q]
 
  
Letter (Lettera)
R r
S s
T t
U u
V v
Z
 
 
Letter Name
(Nòmm della Lettera)
er
es
te
u
ve
zeta
 
 
Phonetic Value
(Valor Fonetich)
[r]
[s], [z]
[t]
[u], [w]
[v]
[s], [z]
 
 
 
 In Swiss orthography the letters o and u can bear diaeresis: Ö ö = [ø], Ü ü = [y].
 
 
See the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

 



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