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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 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'. | ||
Portuguese and Catalan 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 tyhe [y] sound) and | Portuguese and Catalan 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 tyhe [y] sound) and | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 1 September 2011
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 in 'mañana', 'tomorrow'.
Portuguese and Catalan 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 tyhe [y] sound) and