Italian

Italian is a Romance language, spoken primarily in Italy, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City, and Malta. There is also a large amount of speakers of Italian in France, Croatia, Ethiopia and Slovenia.

Phonology

Consonants

Consonants
	Bilabial		Labiod.		Inter-dental		Alveolar		Post-alv.		Palatal		Velar		Glottal
Nasal		m						n				ɲ		ŋ
Plosive	p	b			t̪	d̪							k	g
Fricative			f	v			s	z	ʃ	(ʒ)
Affricate							ts	dz	ʧ	ʤ
Approximants & glides												j
Trill								r
Flap								ɾ
Lateral Approximant								l/ɫ				ʎ

Vowels

Vowels
	Front	Central	Back
	Unround	Unrounded	Rounded
High	i		u
Open-mid	e		o
Close-mid	ɛ		ɔ
Low		a