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The charts below show the way in which the [[International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]] represents Occitan language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see {{tl|IPA-oc}} and {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation#Entering IPA characters}}.

Unless otherwise noted, examples are in Languedocien. See Occitan phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Occitan.

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{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em;"
! colspan=3| Consonants
|-
! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|b}}</big>
|'''b'''lau, '''v'''ent, (''Auvergnat'', ''Limousin'', ''Provençal'') li'''b'''ertat
|'''b'''lunt
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|β}}</big>
|gra'''v'''ilh, li'''b'''ertat
|''between ''ba'''b'''y'' and ''be'''v'''y
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|d̪|d}}</big>
|'''d'''omeni, man'''d'''ra, (''Auvergnat'', ''Limousin'', ''Provençal'') uni'''d'''a
|'''d'''oom
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|dz}}</big>
|do'''tz'''en, (''Auvergnat'', ''Limousin'') messa'''tg'''e, '''g'''enolh, '''j'''ovença
|la'''ds'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|dʒ}}</big>
|messa'''tg'''e, '''g'''enolh, '''j'''ovença
|ma'''g'''ic
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ð}}</big>
|uni'''d'''a
|'''th'''at
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|f}}</big>
|'''f'''àcia
|'''f'''rank
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ɡ}}</big>
|'''g'''ròs, bilin'''g'''üe, (''Auvergnat'', ''Limousin'', ''Provençal'') a'''g'''radar, li'''gu'''èron
|'''g'''allon
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ɣ}}</big>
|a'''g'''radar, li'''gu'''èron
|''between '''''g'''old'' and'' a'''h'''old
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|k}}</big>
|'''c'''aissa, '''qu'''ant, lon'''g'''
|s'''c'''anner
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|l}}</big>
|'''l'''ièch, espa'''tl'''a, fi'''lh'''
|'''l'''ong
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ʎ}}</big>
|fami'''lh'''a
|bu'''lli'''on 
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|m}}</big>
|'''m'''ascle, a'''m'''bedós
|'''m'''o'''m'''ent
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|n}}</big>
|'''n'''atura, colo'''mb''', ba'''nh'''
|'''n'''eed
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ŋ}}</big>
|sa'''n'''g, ba'''n'''quièr
|lu'''ng'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ɲ}}</big>
|monta'''nh'''a
|ca'''ny'''on
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|p}}</big>
|'''p'''ichon
|lis'''p'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|r}}</big>
|có'''rr'''er, '''r'''ascanhós
|''trilled r''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ɾ}}</big>
|córre'''r''', malaü'''r'''ós
|la'''dd'''er (''AmE'')
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|s}}</big>
|'''s'''olelh, ami'''s'''tó'''s''', '''s'''ervi'''c'''i, esbo'''ç'''ar
|'''s'''oldier
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|t̪|t}}</big>
|'''t'''emps, sar'''d'''
|s'''t'''ill
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ts}}</big>
|trobairi'''tz''', a'''cc'''ion, (''Auvergnat'', ''Limousin'') '''ch'''èc
|boo'''ts'''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|tʃ}}</big>
|nue'''ch'''òla, '''ch'''èc, fre'''g'''
|'''ch'''ocolate
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|z}}</big>
|mu'''s'''ica, utili'''z'''ar, e'''s'''boçar
|'''z'''ebra
|-
!colspan=3|Local consonants
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|h}}</big>
|(''Gascon'') '''h'''emna
|'''h'''igh
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ʀ}}</big>
|(''Provençal'') A'''r'''le
|''[[Social:French language|French]]'' A'''r'''les
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ʃ}}</big>
|(''Auvergnat'') servi'''c'''i, (''Gascon'') Fo'''ish'''
|'''sh'''oe
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|v}}</big>
|(''Auvergnat'', ''Limousin'', ''Provençal'') '''v'''ent
|'''v'''alid
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ʒ}}</big>
|(''Gascon'') '''j'''oenessa, (''Provençal'') a'''g'''e
|mea'''s'''ure
|-
|}
| style="vertical-align:top;" |
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em 2em;"
!colspan=3|Vowels
|-
! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ä|a}}</big>
|qu'''a'''tre, '''à'''nec, c'''a'''m'''a'''ièu
|f'''a'''ther
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|e}}</big>
|f'''e'''tg'''e''', '''e'''mb'''e'''stiar, (''Auvergnat'', ''Limousin'') m'''è'''tge
|s'''a'''y
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ɛ}}</big>
|m'''è'''tge, benl'''è'''u
|s'''e'''ct
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|i}}</big>
|v'''i'''tz, Lo'''í'''s
|c'''ea'''se
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ɔ}}</big>
|esc'''ò'''l'''a''', do'''á'''s, (''Auvergnat'', ''Limousin'') c'''a'''m'''a'''ièu
|'''o'''ff
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|u}}</big>
|T'''o'''l'''o'''sa, s'''o'''i, val'''o'''r'''ó'''s
|s'''ou'''p
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|y}}</big>
|l'''u'''na, f'''u'''t'''u'''r, bona'''ü'''r
|''[[Social:French language|French]] ''r'''ue''''', [[German language|German]] ''Bl'''ü'''te
|-
!colspan=3|Local vowels
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ə}}</big>
|(''Auvergnat'') f'''e'''tg'''e''', '''e'''mb'''e'''stiar
|'''a'''like
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|o}}</big>
|(''Limousin'') c'''ò'''sta
|sp'''o'''rt (''[[Received Pronunciation|RP]]'')
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|œ}}</big>
|(''Auvergnat'', ''Limousin'', ''Provençal'') f'''uè'''lha
|bl'''u'''r
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>[[diphthong|{{IPA|wɔ}}]]</big>
|(''Auvergnat'') p'''ò'''rta, (''Provençal'') b'''ò'''na
|'''wa'''r
|-
| colspan="3" style="border-left: #fff solid 1px; border-right: #fff solid 1px" |  
|-
!colspan=3|Semivowels
|-
! IPA !! Examples !! English approximation
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|j}}</big>
|jò'''i'''a, f'''i'''è'''i'''ra, embest'''i'''ar, l'''u'''òc, (''Limousin'') fami'''lh'''a
|'''y'''es
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|w}}</big>
|cla'''u''', plò'''u'''re, '''o'''èst, q'''ü'''adragenari, (''Gascon'') cu'''u'''
|s'''w'''allow
|-
| style="text-align:center;" |<big>{{IPAlink|ɥ}}</big>
|'''u'''èlh, ambig'''ü'''itat, (''Auvergnat'') aj'''u'''idar
|''between '''''y'''et'' and '''''w'''et''; [[Social:French language|French]]'' n'''u'''it
|-
| colspan="3" style="border-left: #fff solid 1px; border-right: #fff solid 1px" |  
|-
! colspan="3" | [[International Phonetic Alphabet#Suprasegmentals|Suprasegmentals]]
|-
! IPA !! Examples !! Explanation
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ˈ}}</big>
| '''pla'''ça {{IPA|[ˈplasɔ]}}
| primary stress
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ˌ}}</big>
| verta'''diè'''rament {{IPA|[beɾtaˌðjɛɾɔˈmen]}}
| secondary stress
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|.}}</big>
| v'''ia''' {{IPA|[ˈbi.ɔ]}}
| syllable break
|-
| style="text-align: center;" | <big>{{IPA link|ː}}</big>
| (''Limousin'') cha'''s'''tanha'''s''' {{IPA|[tsaːˈtaɲaː]}}
| long vowel or geminated consonant
|}
|}

==References==
* {{cite book|first1=Claudi|last1=Balaguer|first2=Patrici|last2=Pojada|title=Diccionari Català – Occità / Occitan – Catalan|language=ca,oc}}
*{{cite book|first=Yves|last=Lavalade|title=Dictionnaire Occitan – Français|language=fr,oc}}
*{{cite book|first1=Jòrgi|last1=Fettuciari|first2=Guiu|last2=Martin|first3=Jaume|last3=Pietri|title=Diccionari Provençau – Francés|language=oc,fr}}
*{{cite book|first=Cristian|last=Omelhièr|title=Petiòt diccionari Occitan d'Auvèrnhe – Francés|lang=oc,fr}}
*{{cite web|url=http://monoccitania.50webs.com/prononciacion.html#correspondencias|title=CORRESPONDÉNCIAS FONETICAS|trans-title=Phonetic correspondences|work=MonOccitània|language=oc}}

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