Occitan Alphabet
The Occitan alphabet consists of the following 23 Latin letters: : The letters '' K, W'' and '' Y'' are considered foreign by Occitanians and are used only in words of foreign origin, incrementally integrated into Occitan, such as ''whisky'', ''watt'', ''Kenya''. They may be included in the Occitan alphabet following the order in the international alphabet. Letter names The letter names are usually feminine. They may also be masculine, in which case the feminine names (''B''), (''V''), (''W'') and (''Y'') become masculine , , and . Elision is common before a letter starting with a vowel. Diacritics Several diacritics serve to modify the pronunciation of the letters of the Occitan alphabet. * The grave accent () _̀ found on à, è, ò. * The acute accent () _́ found on á, é, í, ó, ú. * The diaeresis () ¨ found on ï, ü. * The cedilla () ¸ found under ç. * The interpunct () · found between two consecutive consonants: n·h and s·h. This is used in Gascon ...
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