Picard Letters

Picard Vowel Letters

The Picard alphabet has 6 basic vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u, y. The letter y can function as both a vowel and consonant depending on its position in the word.

Picard Accented Vowel Letters

Picard has 13 accented vowel letters: à, â, é, è, ê, ë, î, ï, ô, ù, û, ü, ÿ (and their uppercase forms). These accents are crucial for correct pronunciation and often change the meaning of words entirely.

Picard Cedilla (ç)

The cedilla (ç, Ç) is used with the letter c to produce the soft /s/ sound before a, o, or u. Examples include "Picard" (Picard), "garçon" (boy), and "leçon" (lesson).

Without the cedilla, the c would be pronounced as /k/ in these contexts.

Picard Ligatures

Picard uses ligatures œ and æ (and their uppercase forms Œ and Æ). The œ appears in words like "cœur" (heart) and "sœur" (sister). The æ is less common in modern Picard.

These ligatures represent the historical combination of two vowels.

Picard Consonant Letters

Picard has 20 consonant letters. Many Picard consonants have pronunciation rules that differ from English, such as silent final consonants and the Picard "r" sound.

Understanding Picard consonant pronunciation is key to speaking Picard correctly.

Special Characters in Picard

Picard writing uses punctuation marks and symbols including period (.), comma (,), question mark (?), exclamation (!), and Picard-specific quotation marks (« ») and (" ").

Picard typography also uses non-breaking spaces before certain punctuation marks.

Digits in Picard

Picard uses the standard Arabic numerals 0–9, with Picard number names: zéro, un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf.

Like German, Picard uses comma (,) as the decimal separator.

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