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.
