IPA for Messinese

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Messinese pronunciations. English approximations are loose in some cases and are only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation.

IPA Greek Latin nearest English equivalent
Consonants
p πορτά, αππευά portá, appeyá port
b βευα, βυονα beya, buona ball
τενέι, τιθηυ tenéi, tithèu talk, tener (Spanish)
δικέι, αδειφη dicéi, adeiphè duck, donde (Spanish)
t͡s εζτρεμα eztrema hats, grazia (Italian)
d͡z ζερω zerò dads, mezzo (Italian)
t͡ɕ γραζια grazia tsunami, chip, tjern (Norwegian)
d͡ʑ ναζιό naz jeep, więk (Polish)
c και kai key, καί (Greek)
ɟ γιωσσα, γιωρια giòssa, giòria due, gyár (Hungarian)
k καυ, καυνη cau, kaunè cat
g γρανο grano good
f φιυα phiya fall
v γύυα va victor
θ θεμα thema thigh
ð ενθαιπία enthaipía the
s ουσπιτά ouspitá straw
z Μεσσηναις, σπωσα Messènais, spòsa size
ɕ σιστημα sístèma ship, kjol (Swedish)
ʑ συασιω suasiò vision, źrebię (Polish)
ʝ yes, γιά (Greek)
ραζιω raziò free, raddoppiamento (Italian)
m ματρη matrè meat
ɱ αμφιβιω, αμφει amphibiò, amphei amphora, amphibian
αννου annou neat, donde (Spanish)
ɲ ομνια omnia canyon, banha (Portuguese)
ŋ ανγυρα angura sting
IPA Greek Latin nearest English equivalent
Vowels
ä αγαπου agapou stack, carro (Spanish)
ı ιστορία istoría bin
e ημερα èmera play, joué (French)
ɛ ημερα èmera bed
o ουα oya coat, eau (French)
ɔ καυζιω cauziò brawl (but shorter), słowo (Polish)
u μου mou you (but shorter), ou (French)
Semi-vowels
j αυω ayò yawn
w εκκυισία eccuisía wink
Stress
ˈ Primary stress
ˌ Secondary stress