It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Basque in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing
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^The realisation of the
graphemej varies depending on dialect and can be j,ʝ,ɟ,dʒ,ʒ,ʃ,χ. The last, resembling
Scottish Englishloch, is typical of
Gipuzkoan, and it has also become common in eastern varieties of
Biscayan and the Sakana variety of the
Upper Navarrese. However, the standard pronunciation ruled by
Euskaltzaindia is [j], and is the one followed in this help.
^Euskaltzaindia.
"Ñ Letra". Retrieved 4 January 2024.
^
abcdefgBasque contrasts two consonants that sound similar to the /s/ of Englishː /s̻/, which is
laminal, and /s̺/, which is
apical. /ts̻/ and /ts̺/ are contrasted the same way. The contrast between /s̻,ts̻/, /s̺,ts̺/ and /ʃ,tʃ/ is similar to the contrast between /s,ts/, /ʂ,tʂ/ and /ɕ,tɕ/ in
Polish.
^Stress in Basque is complex and varies between regions, the
Euskaltzaindia broadly recommends high-pitched weak stress on the second syllable of a syntagma.
^Secondary stress is low-pitched and weaker than primary stress, with the recommendation being for it to be the last syllable broadly speaking.