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Neapolitan Alphabet

Neapolitan Alphabet

Learn Neapolitan Vowels, Consonants and Accented Letters

The Neapolitan alphabet (Napulitano) consists of 23 letters from the Latin script[2], including accented vowels (à, è, ì, ò, ù) that mark stress and pronunciation. Neapolitan is a Romance language with distinctive features including geminate consonants and a rich vowel system, spoken by approximately 5-7 million speakers[1] primarily in southern Italy, including Campania, Basilicata, parts of Abruzzo, Molise, and Apulia. The language boasts strong literary and theatrical traditions, particularly in Neapolitan song and comedy, and is recognized by UNESCO as a distinct language[3] with unique phonological characteristics.

Neapolitan Vowel Letters

The Neapolitan alphabet includes 5 basic vowels (a, e, i, o, u), each representing clear, distinct sounds fundamental to this expressive Southern Italian language.

Uppercase Vowels:

A
[A]
E
[E]
I
[I]
O
[O]
U
[U]

Lowercase Vowels:

a
[a]
e
[e]
i
[i]
o
[o]
u
[u]

Neapolitan Consonant Letters

The Neapolitan alphabet contains 17 consonants. In Neapolitan, vowels and consonants combine to form syllables with distinctive geminate (double) consonants.

For example:

In the word "ammore" (love), the vowels a, o, and e combine with the geminate consonants mm and r to create the emotional depth of this iconic Neapolitan word.

Uppercase Consonants:

B
[B]
C
[C]
D
[D]
F
[F]
G
[G]
H
[H]
J
[J]
L
[L]
M
[M]
N
[N]
P
[P]
Q
[Q]
R
[R]
S
[S]
T
[T]
V
[V]
Z
[Z]

Lowercase Consonants:

b
[b]
c
[c]
d
[d]
f
[f]
g
[g]
h
[h]
j
[j]
l
[l]
m
[m]
n
[n]
p
[p]
q
[q]
r
[r]
s
[s]
t
[t]
v
[v]
z
[z]

Complete Alphabet

A a
B b
C c
D d
E e
F f
G g
H h
I i
J j
L l
M m
N n
O o
P p
Q q
R r
S s
T t
U u
V v
Z z

Accented Vowels

à
[à]
À
[À]
è
[è]
È
[È]
é
[é]
É
[É]
ì
[ì]
Ì
[Ì]
ò
[ò]
Ò
[Ò]
ó
[ó]
Ó
[Ó]
ù
[ù]
Ù
[Ù]

Numerals (0-9)

0
1
[1]
2
[2]
3
[3]
4
[4]
5
[5]
6
[6]
7
[7]
8
[8]
9
[9]

Punctuation and Symbols

.
,
?
!
'
"
;
:

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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References:

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