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Graphemes and Phonemes of Italian
i /i/
e, é /e/
e, è /E/
a /a/
o /o/
o /O/
u /u/
Plosive?s
p /p/
b /b/
t /t/
d /d/
c before velar vowels, ch- before palatal vowels, q before u in some words, k in foreign words /k/
g- before velar vowels, gh- before palatal vowels /g/
Affricate?s
z /ts/
z /dz/
c- before palatal vowels; ci- before velar vowels /tS/
g- before palatal vowels, gi- before velar vowels /dZ/
f /f/
v /v/
s /s/
s /z/
sc- before palatal vowels, sci- before velar vowels /S/
m /m/
n /n/
gn /n_j/ palatal [n]
Lateral?s
l /l/
gl(i) /l_j/ palatal [l]
Vibrant?
r /r/
/'fato/ - /'fatto/
/'kade/ - /'kadde/
/'kasa/ - /'kassa/
/'pala/ - /'palla/
/'karo/ - /'karro/
/'pena/ - /'penna/
Length is distinctive for all consonants except /ts, dz, S, z, n_j, l_j/.