Editing Occitan language (section)

== Pronunciation ==
The following section describes the pronunciation of the [[Languedocien dialect|Languedocian dialect]] which is central geographically and the most conservative among Occitan dialects.<ref name = Languedoc> {{Cite web|title = Easy Occitan|quote = It is already essential to point out the fact that there is no dominant dialect. Each dialect is Occitan and the intercomprehension between each dialect is good (even with Catalan). The dialect we will learn here is Languedocian. This dialect is the most conservative among Occitan dialects and is thus the best bridge to the other dialects|url = https://easy-occitan.github.io/index.html#}} </ref>  For that reason it serves as a basis for standardization of Occitan.<ref name = Standard>{{Cite web|title = Easy Occitan|url = https://easy-occitan.github.io/index.html#pronunciation|quote =Lengadocian: It is the most conservative dialect and that's the reason why it became the root of standard normalized Occitan.}} </ref> 

=== Vowels === 
{| class="wikitable"
! scope = "col" | Vowel<ref name = Easy>{{Cite web|title = Easy Occitan|url = https://easy-occitan.github.io/index.html#}} </ref>
! scope = "col" | Pronunciation
|-
| a (beginning or in a word); à
| Like ''u'' in English ''butter'' or ''a'' in Spanish ''papa''. 
|-
| a (end of a word); á; ò
| Like ''o'' in English ''John'' or ''o'' in French ''port''. 
|-
| e, é
| Like ''e'' in Spanish ''de''. 
|-
| è
| Like ''e'' in English ''get''. 
|-
| o, ó
| Like ''oo'' in English ''fool'' or ''u'' in German ''Mutter''. 
|-
| i, í
| Like ''i'' in English ''kill''. 
|-
| u, ú
| Like ''ü'' in German ''für''. 
|-
|}

=== Consonants ===
{|class="wikitable"
! scope = "col" | Consonant<ref name = Easy/>
! scope = "col" | Pronunciation 
! scope = "col" | Consonant 
! scope = "col" | Pronunciation 
|-
| '''b''', '''v''' in the beginning of words
| like ''b'' in English ''beer''. 
| '''p''' 
| like ''p'' in English ''put''. 

|-
|'''b''', '''v''' inside words
| like ''b'' in Spanish ''hubo'' or ''v'' in Spanish ''uvo''
| '''r''' in the beginning of a word; '''rr'''   
| like ''r'' in Spanish ''ratón'' or ''rr'' in Spanish ''tierra''.
|-
| '''c''' before a, o, u; '''qu'''
| like ''k'' in English ''kill''
| '''r''' inside words 
|like ''r'' in Spanish ''pero''.
|-
| '''c''' before e and i; '''ç''', '''s''', '''sc''', '''ss'''
| like ''s'' in English ''salt''. 
| '''r''' at the end of words 
| isn't pronounced
|-
| '''d'''
| like ''d'' in English ''daddy''. 
| '''t'''
| like ''t'' in English ''tell''.
|-
| '''f'''
| like ''f'' in English ''film''.
| '''x''' 
| like ''x'' in English ''exam''. 
|-
| '''g''' before a, o, u; '''gu''' 
| like ''g'' in English ''get'' 
| '''z''' 
| like ''z'' in English ''zoo''
|-
| '''g''' before e, i; '''j'''
| like ''j'' in English ''John''. 
| '''lh'''
| like ''ll'' in Spanish ''botella''
|-
| '''g''' at the end of words; '''tg'''; '''tj'''; '''ch'''
| like ''ch'' in English ''church''. 
| '''nh''' 
| like ''ñ'' in Spanish ''niño''.
|-
| '''l'''
| like ''l'' in English ''link'' 
| '''tz'''
| like ''z'' in German ''zuviel'' or like ''ts'' in English ''cats''. 
|-
| '''m''' 
| like ''m'' in English ''mother'' 
| '''gn'''
| like ''nn'' in Italian ''anno''. 
|-
| '''n''', '''m''' (at the end of words), '''mp'''
| like ''n'' in English ''nose''. 
|
|
|}

=== Stress ===
Words ending with a vowel, ''s'' or ''n'' have stress on the penultimate syllable. Words ending with a consonant (but ''s'' or ''n'') or diphthongs have stress on the last syllable. Exceptions have marked stress.<ref name = Easy/> 

Examples are:

''La mecan<u>i</u>ca''; destri<u>a</u>r; cu<u>é</u>lher; c<u>a</u>ntan; pen<u>ó</u>s; gat<u>o</u>n.