Consonants | IPA | Examples | English approximation | b | blau, vent, (Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) libertat | blunt | β | gravilh, libertat | between baby and bevy | d | domeni, mandra, (Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) unida | doom | dz | dotzen, (Auvergnat, Limousin) messatge, genolh, jovença | between buds and budge | dʒ | messatge, genolh, jovença | budge | ð | unida | that | f | fàcia | frank | ɡ | gròs, bilingüe, (Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) agradar, liguèron | gallon | ɣ | agradar, liguèron | between gold and ahold | k | caissa, quant, long | scanner | l | lièch, espatla, filh | long | ʎ | familha | bullion | m | mascle, ambedós | moment | n | natura, colomb, banh | need | ŋ | sang, banquièr | lung | ɲ | montanha | canyon | p | pichon | lisp | r | córrer, rascanhós | trilled r | ɾ | córrer, malaürós | atom (AmE) | s | solelh, amistós, servici, esboçar, extrèm | between sip and ship | t | temps, sard | still | ts | trobairitz, accion, Mexic, (Auvergnat, Limousin) chèc | between cats and catch | tʃ | nuechòla, chèc, freg | catch | z | musica, utilizar, esboçar | between zone and genre | Local consonants | h | (Gascon) hemna/femna | high | ʀ | (Provençal) Arle | French Arles | ʃ | (Auvergnat) servici, (Gascon) Fois | ship | v | (Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) vent | valid | ʒ | (Gascon) joenessa, (Provençal) age | genre | | Vowels | IPA | Examples | English approximation | a | quatre, ànec, camaièu | father | e | fetge, embestiar, (Auvergnat, Limousin) mètge | say | ɛ | mètge, benlèu | sect | i | vitz, Loís | cease | ɔ | escòla, doás, (Auvergnat, Limousin) camaièu | off | u | Tolosa, soi, valorós | soup | y | luna, futur, bonaür, (Gascon) cuol | French rue, German Blüte | Local vowels | ə | (Auvergnat) fetge, embestiar | alike | o | (Limousin) còsta | sport (RP) | œ | (Auvergnat, Limousin, Provençal) fuèlha | blur | wɔ | (Auvergnat) pòrta, (Provençal) bòna | war | | Semivowels | IPA | Examples | English approximation | j | jòia, fièira, embestiar, luòc, (Limousin) familha | yes | w | clau, plòure, oèst, qüadragenari, (Gascon, Limousin, Provençal) mal | swallow | ɥ | uèlh, ambigüitat, (Auvergnat) ajuidar | between yet and wet; French nuit | | Suprasegmentals | IPA | Examples | Explanation | ˈ | plaça [ˈplasɔ] | primary stress | ˌ | vertadièrament [beɾtaˌðjɛɾɔˈmen] | secondary stress | . | via [ˈbi.ɔ] | syllable break | ː | (Limousin) chastanhas [tsaːˈtaɲaː] | long vowel or geminated consonant | |