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'''Ñ''', '''ñ''' is a grapheme used in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] to indicate the sound which in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] is written [nj]. It corresponds to the 'ny' in English 'canyon'. Perhaps the best known Spanish word in the English-speaking world that has this sound in 'mañana', 'tomorrow'.
'''Ñ''', '''ñ''' is a grapheme used in [[Spanish language|Spanish]] to indicate the sound which in the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]] is written [nj]. It corresponds to the 'ny' in English 'canyon'. Perhaps the best known Spanish word in the English-speaking world that has this sound is 'mañana', 'tomorrow'.


Other languages also have this sound, but do not use the tilde (~) for it. For example, 'mañana' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] is 'ama'''nh'''ã' (where the ''til'', as it is called in Portuguese, is modifying the 'a', not the 'n': the 'h' provides the [j] sound). In [[Catalan language|Catalan]], 'ny' is used, as in the local name for [[Catalonia]], 'Catalu'''ny'''a'. [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[French language|French]] use 'gn', as in 'lasa'''gn'''a' and 'champa'''gn'''e' (which has a different pronunciation from the English one).
Other languages also have this sound, but do not use the tilde (~) for it. For example, 'mañana' in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] is 'ama'''nh'''ã' (where the ''til'', as it is called in Portuguese, is modifying the 'a', not the 'n': the 'h' provides the [j] sound). In [[Catalan language|Catalan]], 'ny' is used, as in the local name for [[Catalonia]], 'Catalu'''ny'''a'. [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[French language|French]] use 'gn', as in 'lasa'''gn'''a' and 'champa'''gn'''e' (which has a different pronunciation from the English one).

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Ñ, ñ is a grapheme used in Spanish to indicate the sound which in the International Phonetic Alphabet is written [nj]. It corresponds to the 'ny' in English 'canyon'. Perhaps the best known Spanish word in the English-speaking world that has this sound is 'mañana', 'tomorrow'.

Other languages also have this sound, but do not use the tilde (~) for it. For example, 'mañana' in Portuguese is 'amanhã' (where the til, as it is called in Portuguese, is modifying the 'a', not the 'n': the 'h' provides the [j] sound). In Catalan, 'ny' is used, as in the local name for Catalonia, 'Catalunya'. Italian and French use 'gn', as in 'lasagna' and 'champagne' (which has a different pronunciation from the English one).