The Valencian Alphabet - Vowels, Consonants, Accented Letters & more

Q: How many letters are in the Valencian alphabet?

The Valencian alphabet uses the 27 letters of the Latin script , plus additional accented vowels (à, è, é, í, ò, ó, ú, ü) and the cedilla ç for complete representation of Valencian sounds.

Q: What are those accent marks in Valencian?

Valencian uses lots of accent marks to show how to pronounce vowels correctly: • Grave accents : à, è, ò - make sounds more open • Acute accents : é, í, ó, ú - make sounds more closed/sharp • Diaeresis : ü - makes the u sound separate • Cedilla : ç - makes a soft "s" sound They're not just decoration - they change how words sound !

Q: Where is Valencian spoken?

Valencian is spoken in several cool places: • Valencia (northeast Spain) - where Barcelona is! • Valencia - they call it Valencian there • Balearic Islands - Mallorca, Ibiza, etc. • Andorra - tiny country where it's the official language Over 2-2.5 million people speak Valencian in the Valencian Community!

Q: Is Valencian similar to Spanish?

They're related but different ! Think of them as cousins: • Both come from Latin (like French and Italian) • Valencian sounds more like French in some ways • Different grammar rules and vocabulary • Spanish: "buenos días" vs Valencian: "bon dia" (good day) It's its own unique language , not a dialect!

Q: Why does Valencian have so many accented letters?

Great question! Valencian accents help because: • Pronunciation guide - they tell you exactly how to say words • Word meaning - accents can change what a word means • Stress patterns - show which part of the word to emphasize • Historical reasons - evolved from how Latin changed over time Think of them as helpful pronunciation hints !

Valencian Alphabet at a Glance

27 letters from Latin script with distinctive Valencian orthography including accented vowels
Spoken by approximately 2-2.5 million people in Valencian Community of Spain
Romance language closely related to Catalan within Western Romance family
Features accented vowels (à, è, é, í, ò, ó, ú, ü) and special characters including ç and l·l (ela geminada)
Co-official language of Valencian Community alongside Spanish ^[3]
Rich literary tradition dating to medieval period with Jocs Florals poetry competitions
Language standards maintained by Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua ^[2]

Vowels (Uppercase):

[AH]

[ah]

[EH]

[eh]

[EE]

[ee]

[OH]

[oh]

[OO]

[oo]

Vowels (Lowercase):

[ah]

[eh]

[ee]

[oh]

[oo]

Consonants (Uppercase):

[BEH]

[SEH]

[SE TRENCADA]

[DEH]

[EFE]

[GEH]

[HACHE]

[JOTA]

[KA]

[ELE]

[EME]

[ENE]

[PE]

[KU]

[ERRE]

[ESE]

[TE]

[UVE]

[UVE DOBLE]

[IKS]

[I GREGA]

[ZETA]

Consonants (Lowercase):

[beh]

[seh]

[deh]

[feh]

[zheh]

[hah]

[zhoh]

[kah]

[leh]

[meh]

[neh]

[peh]

[koo]

[reh]

[seh]

[teh]

[veh]

[weh]

[sheh]

[yeh]

[zeh]

A a

B b

C c

Ç ç

D d

E e

F f

G g

H h

I i

J j

K k

L l

M m

N n

O o

P p

Q q

R r

S s

T t

U u

V v

W w

X x

Y y

Z z

[zero]

[oo]

[dos]

[tres]

[kwah-treh]

[sinek]

[sis]

[set]

[voot]

[noh]

[nyeh]

[yeh]

l·l

[leh-leh]

[rreh]

[seh]

[sheh]

[djeh]

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References:

[1] Unicode Consortium. "Latin Extended-A Unicode Block (U+0100-U+017F)". Retrieved from https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0100.pdf
[2] Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. "Valencian Language Standards". Retrieved from https://www.avl.gva.es/
[3] Generalitat Valenciana. "Valencian Community Official Language". Retrieved from https://www.gva.es/