Note: intro pages are written (when not translated) in "surrounding-venetian" language, with Galepin graphics, and accented by following the rule described in this page.

This on-line version of our dictionary is written with a phonetical-traditional graphical system, as stated on the "Manuale di grafia veneta unitaria", edited in 1995 by the local government culture office. You can find it on-line by clicking here. As a traditional system, it is not far away from the writing systems adopted in the last centuries by romance languages, and as a "phonetical" one, it cannot be read ambigously: only one sound correspond to the sign you're reading. This is like in german or slavs writings. 

Well, English is a litte harder... click here to learn more.

So, how did Venetians say "Venice"? - Well, the original Venetian term up to the 16th century was (in venet graphics) "Venièxia", then "Venèxia", and now they say "Venèsia", that is venetization of the florentine term "Venezia". Words in El Galepin are always written as our ancestors did during the ages, that is how the language was, or is now pronounced. Refer to the following table, and try to read the Venet translations for "Venice" and speak how Venetians did through the centuries.

Diacritics: as a professional tool, el Galepin has diacritics on all words, to provide real pronunciation for each term without implementing a complicated accentation system. Common accentation systems are in use in Venetia; here's another page where You can find an example (for advanced users).