The Occitan alphabet consists of the following 23 Latin letters: The letters K, W and Y are considered foreign by Occitanians and are used only in words of foreign origin, incrementally integrated into Occitan, such as whisky, watt, Kenya.
[citation needed] Elision is common before a letter starting with a vowel.
[citation needed] Several diacritics serve to modify the pronunciation of the letters of the Occitan alphabet.
For example: Índia, Àustria, Sant Çubran, FÒRÇA, SOÏSSA, IN·HÈRN.
Unless noted, regional IPA values are the same as Standard Occitan.