Editing Provençal dialect (section)

==Orthography==
When written in the Mistralian norm ("{{lang|oc-grmistr|normo mistralenco}}"), definite articles are {{lang|oc-grmistr|lou}} in the masculine singular, {{lang|oc-grmistr|la}} in the feminine singular and {{lang|oc-grmistr|li}} in the masculine and feminine plural ({{lang|oc-grmistr|lis}} before vowels). Nouns and adjectives usually drop the Latin masculine endings, but ''-e'' remains; the feminine ending is ''-o'' (this is the opposite of the neighbouring [[Italian language|Italian]] masculine gender). Nouns do not inflect for number, but all adjectives ending in vowels (''-e'' or ''-o'') become ''-i'', and all plural adjectives take ''-s'' before vowels.

When written in the classical norm ("{{lang|oc-grclass|nòrma classica}}"), definite articles are masculine {{lang|oc-grclass|lo}} [lu], feminine {{lang|oc-grclass|la}} [la], and plural {{lang|oc-grclass|lei/leis}} [lej/lejz = li/liz]. Nouns and adjectives usually drop the Latin masculine endings, but ''-e'' [e] remains; the feminine ending is ''-a'' [ɔ]. Nouns inflect for number, all adjectives ending in vowels (''-e'' or ''-a'') become ''-ei/-eis'' [ej/ejz = i/iz] in some syntactic positions, and most plural adjectives take ''-s''.

{| class=wikitable
|+ Comparison of articles and endings between the two norms
|-
| colspan=2 |
!  scope="col" | English
!! scope="col" | Mistralian norm
!! scope="col" | Classical norm
|-
!  scope="row" rowspan=2 | Singular
!! scope="row" | Masculine
| rowspan=2 | the good friend  || {{lang|oc-grmistr|'''lou bon ami'''}}<br/>{{IPA|oc|lu ˌbɔn aˈmi|}}   || {{lang|oc-grclass|'''lo bòn amic'''}}<br/>{{IPA|oc|lu ˌbɔn aˈmi|}}
|-
!  scope="row" | Feminine
|                                 {{lang|oc-grmistr|'''la bono amigo'''}}<br/>{{IPA|oc|la ˌbɔn aˈmigɔ|}}|| {{lang|oc-grclass|'''la bòna amiga'''}}<br/>{{IPA|oc|la ˌbɔn aˈmigɔ|}}
|-
!  scope="row" rowspan=2 | Plural
!! scope="row" | Masculine
| rowspan=2 | the good friends || {{lang|oc-grmistr|'''li bons ami'''}}<br/>{{IPA|oc|lej ˌbɔnz aˈmi|}}<br/>= {{IPA|oc|li ˌbɔnz aˈmi|}}  || {{lang|oc-grclass|'''lei bòns amics'''}}<br/>{{IPA|oc|lej ˌbɔnz aˈmi|}}<br/>= {{IPA|oc|li ˌbɔnz aˈmi|}}
|-
!  scope="row" | Feminine
|                                 {{lang|oc-grmistr|'''li bònis amigo'''}}<br/>{{IPA|oc|lei ˈbɔnejz aˈmigɔ|}}<br/>= {{IPA|oc|li ˈbɔniz aˈmigɔ|}}|| {{lang|oc-grclass|'''lei bòneis amigas'''}}<br/>{{IPA|oc|lei ˈbɔnejz aˈmigɔ|}}<br/>= {{IPA|oc|li ˈbɔniz aˈmigɔ|}}
|}

Pronunciation remains the same in both norms (Mistralian and classical), which are only two different ways to write the same language.

The [[IETF language tag]]s register {{code|oc-provenc-grmistr}} for the Mistralian orthography and {{code|oc-provenc-grclass}} for the classical one.<ref name="BCP47">{{cite web |title=Language Subtag registry |url=https://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/language-subtag-registry |publisher=IANA |access-date=13 November 2023 |language=en |date=2023-10-16}}</ref>