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Italian-Ligurian (Genoese) dictionary

Quiliano

n. p.
  1. toponym comune in provincia di Savona

    Cuggen [kiˈdʒeŋ] ~ [kuˈdʒeŋ]

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Words with [y/ɥ] in unstressed position

For a small number of words that show in urban Genoese the shift from [y]/[ɥ] in unstressed position towards [i]/[j], such as butiro [byˈtiːru] ~ [biˈtiːru] or butegâ [byteˈɡaː] ~ [biteˈɡaː], the spelling most established in usage is maintained.