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Italian is a Romance language, a descendant of Vulgar Latin (colloquial spoken Latin). Standard Italian is based on Tuscan, especially its Florentine dialect, and is, therefore, an Italo-Dalmatian language, … See more

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This is an excerpt from Italian phonology § Consonants.[edit] Consonant phonemes Labial Dental/ alveolar Post- alveolar/ palatal Velar Nasal m n ɲ Stop p b t d k ɡ Affricate t͡s d͡z t͡ʃ d͡ʒ Fricative f v s z ʃ (ʒ) Approxima… See more