Ñ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "n"

Ñ U+00D1, Ñ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH TILDE Composition: N [U+004E] + ◌̃ [U+0303] ← Ð [U+00D0] Latin-1 Supplement Ò → [U+00D2]

Translingual

Letter

Ñ (upper case ñ)

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Linguistics

A letter used by several modern alphabets, including Asturian, Aymara, Basque, Galician, Guaraní, Mapuche, Mixtec, Papiamento, Tagalog, Quechua, Spanish and Zapotec.

1. (IAST) transliterates Sanskrit ङ (or equivalent).

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (phoneme) /ɲ/

Letter

Ñ (upper case, lower case ñ)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Further reading

• “Ñ”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Central Mazahua

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲ/

Letter

Ñ (lower case ñ)

1. A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

Crimean Tatar

Letter

Ñ upper case (lower case ñ)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Crimean Tatar alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) arif; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, Ö ö, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

Efik

Alternative forms

• N̄

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

Ñ (lower case ñ)

1. A letter of the Efik alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, D d, E e, Ẹ ẹ, F f, G g, Gh gh, H h, I i, Ị ị, K k, Kp kp, Kw kw, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ñ ñ, Ñw ñw, O o, Ọ ọ, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ụ ụ, W w, Y y

Igala

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

Ñ (lower case ñ)

1. A letter of the Igala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Inupiaq

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɲ/

Letter

Ñ (lower case ñ)

1. A letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Kankanaey

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Ñ. Pronunciation is influenced by Spanish Ñ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔenje/ [ˈʔen.je]
• Rhymes: -enje

Letter

Ñ (upper case, lower case ñ)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called enye and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

References

• Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016), Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎ (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

Spanish

Etymology

From the Latin letter N, with a tilde over it. It was a way to shorten the double n "nn" in medieval manuscripts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɲe/ [ˈe.ɲe]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -eɲe

Letter

Ñ (upper case, lower case ñ)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, called eñe and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o (Ó ó), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ñ.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʔenje/ [ˈʔɛː.ɲɛ] (letter name)
    • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈʔenje/ [ˈʔɛn̪.jɛ] (letter name)
    • Rhymes: -enje
  • IPA^(key): /nj/ [ɲ] (phoneme)

Letter

Ñ (upper case, lower case ñ)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called enye and written in the Latin script.
2. (historical) The seventeenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called eñe and written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Further reading

• “Ñ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.