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What's the origin of /ʎ/ sound of "gli"?
Most of the current Italian pronunciation is retained from Ecclesiastical Latin, such as ce/ci, ge/gi, gn.
There's one sound, gli, that I can't find the origin of. Many words containing gli that, ...
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Does Italian language have letters for foreign sounds?
Some sounds don't exist in Italian, such as the Arabic sounds dad (ض), qaf (ق), or ain (ع).
Are there letters or syllables for these sounds?
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