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Neapolitan Primer

Ll'affabbeto nnapulitano

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There are 23 letters in the Neapolitan alphabet:

letter name pronunciation
a a /ɑ/
b be /be/
c ci /t͡ʃi/
d di /di/
e e /e/
f effe /'ɛf.f(ə)/
g gi /d͡ʒi/
h acca /'ak.ka/
i i /i/
j i luonga /i.'lwɔ̃.g(ə)/
l elle /'ɛl.l(ə)/
m emme /'ɛm.m(ə)/
n enne /'ɛn.n(ə)/
o o /ɔ/~/o/
p pe /'pe/
q cu /ku/
r erre /'ɛɾ.ɾ(ə)/
s esse /'ɛs.s(ə)/
t ti /ti/
u u /u/
v vu /vu/
x iks /iks/
z zzeta /'ze.t(ə)/