Utenti:Michiluzzu Scalisi/English/Special pronunciations
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The special pronunciations in Sicilian phonetics are those letters and/or vowel and consonantal combinations that have a pronunciation different from that in the corresponding Romance languages. Certain pronunciations aren't found at all in the other Romance languages, others are found in various dialects and subdialects of these languages. The special pronunciations, described in the page above, are dd, dr, g, h, ng, nt, rr, str e tr.
| Cluster | Pronunciation | Example | Significato italiano | Meaning in English | IPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dd | a sound somewhat unique to Sicilian, found also in Sardinian and Corsican. It's the voiced retroflex plosive. | chiddu | quello | that (one) | /ɖɖ/ |
| dr | like "dr" in the English word "dry". | drittu | diritto | direct | /dɹ/ |
| g | a sound somewhat unique to Sicilian, like the Greek G, called the voiced velar fricative. | pagari | pagare | to pay | /ɣ/ |
| h | a sound somewhat unique to Sicilian, like the "h" in the English word "high", called the voiced glottal fricative. | mahotu | moccio | mucus, snot | /h/ |
| h | a sound somewhat unique to Sicilian, like the "j" in the Spanish word "ojo", called the voiceless velar fricative. | hiuri | fiore | flower | /x/ |
| ng | like the "ng" in the English word "sing" | sangu | sangue | blood | /ŋŋ/ |
| nt | a sound between "nt" and "nd" because the tongue touches the palate further back in the mouth | tintu | cattivo | bad, evil | /nd/ |
| rr | a sound somewhat unique to Sicilian, at least among the Romance Languages, like the "zhe" of Russian. It is the voiced retroflex fricative. | parrari | parlare | to speak | /ʐʐ/ |
| str | like "shr" in the English word "mushroom", | stranceri | straniero | stranger | /ʃɹ/ |
| tr | like "tr" in the English word "try", | patri | padre | father | /tɹ/ |