Neapolitan words, like Italian, can end either stressed or unstressed. If a word ends with a stressed vowel, that sound is typically pronounced; however when it is is unstressed the sound is typically replaced with a schwa (ə); this results in the sound of the final vowel often being lost. Overtim

"Our Father" in Neapolitan

The Tuscan dialect allows for the diphthongization of originally stressed open vowels [Ĕ] and [Ŏ]. Italian adopts this pattern with words such as "cuore" (previously core), "piece" (originally pede), and "nuovo" (previously novo). Neapolitan is distinct in that it allows for the ascending tonic di

In Neapolitan initial consonants are often doubled, under the following conditions: - all feminine plural nouns preceded by feminine definite articles or adjective - all singular neuter sounds preceded by a neuter singular definite article or adjective - words following "trigger words" (see list b

Certain researchers indicate a pattern in Neapolitan where the [a] vs [ɑ] sounds are used somewhat interchangeably. Though they are not phonemes, they are socially stigmatized allophones denoting certain classes less privileged than others. While they are in free variation, there are also some exa

Neapolitan, like traditional Italian, has 22 Latin letters and does not include k,x,w, or y. The letter "j" is present in foreign words, though in Neapolitan it is much more common. "While there are only five graphic vowels in Neapolitan, phonemically, there are eight. Stressed vowels e and o can