Mistralian norm explained

The Mistralian norm is a linguistic norm for the Occitan language. It was first used in a published work by Joseph Roumanille in 1853, and then by Frédéric Mistral in 1854. Its aim is to make Provençal Occitan orthography more logical, relying on a mixture of traditional spelling and French spelling conventions.

The Tresor dòu Felibrige, published by the Félibrige in 1878, was written entirely in the Mistralian norm.

Comparison

Some features include:

• Using the letter o to represent a final in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /ɔ/ or in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /o/, where Classical Occitan uses a. For example, Occitan (post 1500);: chata becomes chato in the text above.
• Using ou to represent in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /u/, where Classical Occitan uses o. For example, escolan becomes escoulan in the text above.
• Using gn to represent in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /ɲ/, where Classical Occitan uses nh. For example, montanha becomes mountagno.^{[1] [2]}
• Using o to represent in Occitan (post 1500); pronounced as /ɔ/, where Classical Occitan uses ò. For example, pòrta becomes porto.^{[3] [4]}

Encoding

The IETF language subtag for the norm is .^[5]

References

1. Montanha in Diccionari General Occitan, 2002. Available online via the Institut d'Estudis Occitans d'Avairon.
2. Mountagno in Tresor dòu Felibrige, 1878. Available online via lexilogos.com. Tome II, page 367.
3. Pòrta in Diccionari General Occitan, 2002. Available online via the Institut d'Estudis Occitans d'Avairon.
4. Porto in Tresor dòu Felibrige, 1878. Available online via lexilogos.com. Tome II, page 603.
5. Web site: Language subtag registry . IANA . 8 April 2021 . en . 2021-03-05.

External links

• Lou Tresor dòu Felibrige, tomes I and II, via lexilogos.com.