French of France

Phonology

Paris

In Paris, nasal vowels are no longer pronounced as in traditional Parisian French: → , → , → and → . Many distinctions are lost: and , and , and , and , and and .

Southern regions

In the South of France, nasal vowels have not changed and are still pronounced as in traditional Parisian French: enfant , pain , bon and brun , but some speakers add a at the end. Many distinctions are lost. At the end of words, most speakers do not distinguish and : both livré and livret are pronounced . In closed syllables, they no longer distinguish and or and : both notre and nôtre are pronounced , and both jeune and jeûne are pronounced . The distinctions of and and of and are lost. Older speakers pronounce all es: chaque and vêtement .

Northern regions

In the North, both and are pronounced as at the end, with là is pronounced and mât . In Jura, the phoneme is pronounced as a uvular trill: rouge is pronounced , rêve is pronounced , phonemic long vowels are still maintained: pâte and fête , etc. In Brittany and Nord-Pas-de-Calais, phonemic long vowels are also maintained: neige and tête .