Romagnol Letters

Romagnol Vowel Letters

The Romagnol alphabet has 5 basic vowel letters: a, e, i, o, u. Romagnol vowels are pure sounds and are pronounced consistently, making Romagnol pronunciation relatively straightforward.

Romagnol Accented Vowel Letters

Romagnol uses 7 accented vowel letters: à, è, é, ì, ò, ó, ù (and their uppercase forms). These accents indicate stress and help distinguish words with different meanings. The grave accent (`) is most common.

Romagnol Double Consonants

Romagnol uses double consonants (consonanti doppie) which significantly affect pronunciation and meaning. Examples include bb, cc, dd, ff, gg, ll, mm, nn, pp, rr, ss, tt.

The difference between single and double consonants can change word meanings entirely.

Romagnol Digraphs

Romagnol uses digraphs (two-letter combinations) that represent single sounds: ch (sounds like "k"), gh (hard "g"), gl (palatalised "l"), gn (like Spanish "ñ"), and sc (can be "sk" or "sh").

These digraphs are essential for proper Romagnol pronunciation.

Romagnol Consonant Letters

Romagnol has 16 native consonant letters. The letters J, K, W, X, Y are used mainly in loan words from other languages.

Romagnol consonants are generally pronounced as written, contributing to the language's phonetic nature.

Special Characters in Romagnol

Romagnol writing uses punctuation marks and symbols including period (.), comma (,), question mark (?), exclamation (!), apostrophe ('), and Romagnol quotation marks (« »). The Euro symbol (€) is also commonly used.

Romagnol punctuation follows similar rules to other Romance languages.

Digits in Romagnol

Romagnol uses the standard Arabic numerals 0–9, with Romagnol number names: zero, uno, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove.

Like many European languages, Romagnol uses a comma (,) as the decimal separator.

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