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➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to write and pronounce the Basque alphabet.
➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to write and pronounce the Basque alphabet.


Basque is a language spoken by Basques and others of the Basque Country (adjacent parts of Northern Spain and Southwestern France).
Basque is a language spoken by Basques and others of the Basque Country (adjacent parts of Northern Spain and Southwestern France).
==Alphabet and Pronunciation in Basque==
==Alphabet and Pronunciation in Basque==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable"
!Letter
!Basque name
!Pronunciation
!English Approximant
|-
|-
!'''<big>LETTERS  IN</big>'''
|A
 
|a
'''<big>BASQUE</big>'''
|/a/
!'''<big>PRONUNCIATION  ENGLISH</big>'''
|"ah"
 
'''<big>SPEAKERS</big>'''
|-
|-
|'''<big>A</big>'''
|B
|'''ah'''
|be
|/b/, [β̞]
|"bee"
|-
|-
|'''<big>B</big>'''
|C
|'''b'''
|ze*
|/s/, /k/
|"ts" (like in "cats")
|-
|-
|'''<big>CA / CO / CU</big>'''
|D
|'''kah / kou / koo'''
|de
|/d̪/, [ð̞]
|"day"
|-
|-
|'''<big>CE / CI</big>'''
|E
|'''seh / sih'''
|e
|/e/
|"eh"
|-
|-
|'''<big>D</big>'''
|F
|'''d'''
|efe
|/f/
|"eff"
|-
|-
|'''<big>E</big>'''
|G
|'''eh'''
|ge
|/ɡ/, [ɣ̞]
|"guh"
|-
|-
|'''<big>F</big>'''
|H
|'''f'''
|hatxe
|∅, /ɦ/
|"huh" (silent or breathy)
|-
|-
|'''<big>GE / GI</big>'''
|I
|'''yeh / yih'''
|i
|/i/, /i̭/
|"ee"
|-
|-
|'''<big>GA / GO / GU</big>'''
|J
|'''gah / goh / gou'''
|jota
|/j/, /x/, /ʝ/, /ɟ/
|"yuh" or "huh" (varies)
|-
|-
|'''<big>H</big>'''
|K
|'''no sound'''
|ka
|/k/
|"kah"
|-
|-
|'''<big>I</big>'''
|L
|'''ih'''
|ele
|/l/
|"ell"
|-
|-
|'''<big>J</big>'''
|M
|'''h'''
|eme
|/m/
|"emm"
|-
|-
|'''<big>K</big>'''
|N
|'''k'''
|ene
|/n/
|"enn"
|-
|-
|'''<big>L</big>'''
|Ñ
|'''l'''
|eñe
|/ɲ/
|"en-yay"
|-
|-
|'''<big>LL</big>'''
|O
|'''ly'''
|o
|/o/
|"oh"
|-
|-
|'''<big>M</big>'''
|P
|'''m'''
|pe
|/p/
|"pay"
|-
|-
|'''<big>N</big>'''
|Q
|'''n'''
|ku*
|/k/
|"koo"
|-
|-
|'''<big>Ñ</big>'''
|R
|'''ny'''
|erre
|/r/, /ɾ/
|"rolled r"
|-
|-
|'''<big>O</big>'''
|S
|'''oh'''
|ese
|/s̺/
|"ess"
|-
|-
|'''<big>P</big>'''
|T
|'''p'''
|te
|/t̪/
|"tay"
|-
|-
|'''<big>Q</big>'''
|U
|'''q'''
|u
|/u/, /u̯/
|"oo"
|-
|-
|'''<big>R</big>'''
|V
|'''r'''
|uve*
|/b/, [β̞]
|"vay"
|-
|-
|'''<big>S</big>'''
|W
|'''s'''
|uve bikoitza*
|/u̯/
|"double vay"
|-
|-
|'''<big>T</big>'''
|X
|'''t'''
|ixa
|/ʃ/
|"sh"
|-
|-
|'''<big>U</big>'''
|Y
|'''ou'''
|i grekoa*
|/i/, /i̭/, /j/
|"ee" or "yuh"
|-
|-
|'''<big>V</big>'''
|Z
|'''v / b'''
|-
|'''<big>W</big>'''
|'''ou'''
|-
|'''<big>X</big>'''
|'''sh'''
|-
|'''<big>Y</big>'''
|'''y'''
|-
|'''<big>Z</big>'''
|'''s'''
|}
 
=='''Pronuciation table'''==
{| class="wikitable"
!Letter
|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
|O o
|P p
|Q q
|R r
|S s
|T t
|U u
|V v
|W w
|X x
|Y y
|Z z
|-
!Name
|a
|be
|ze
|de
|e
|efe
|ge
|hatxe
|i
|jota
|ka
|ele
|eme
|ene
|eñe
|o
|pe
|ku
|erre
|ese
|te
|u
|uve
|uve bikoitza
|ixa
|i grekoa
|zeta
|zeta
|-
!IPA
|/a/
|/b/
|/s/, /k/
|/d/, /d̪/, /ð/
|/e/
|/f/
|/g/, /ɣ/
|∅, /h/
|/i/, /i̭/
|/j/, /x/, /ʝ/, /ɟ/
|/k/
|/l/
|/m/
|/n/
|/ɲ/
|/o/
|/p/
|/k/
|/r/, /ɾ/
|/s̺/
|/t/, /t̪/
|/u/, /u̯/
|/b/, /β/
|/u̯/
|/ʃ/
|/i/, /i̭/
|/s̻/
|/s̻/
|"zay"
|}
|}
Please note that "ze", "ku", "uve", "uve bikoitza", and "i grekoa" are marked with an asterisk (*) because these letters are not part of the traditional Basque alphabet but are used in some loanwords and foreign names.
=='''Videos'''==
=='''Videos'''==
<youtube>YLzQOsf7Mco</youtube>
<youtube>YLzQOsf7Mco</youtube>

Revision as of 23:33, 25 March 2023

Basque Alphabet and Pronunciation
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Kaixo, Basque Learners! 😃


➡ In today's lesson you will learn how to write and pronounce the Basque alphabet.

Basque is a language spoken by Basques and others of the Basque Country (adjacent parts of Northern Spain and Southwestern France).

Alphabet and Pronunciation in Basque

Letter Basque name Pronunciation English Approximant
A a /a/ "ah"
B be /b/, [β̞] "bee"
C ze* /s/, /k/ "ts" (like in "cats")
D de /d̪/, [ð̞] "day"
E e /e/ "eh"
F efe /f/ "eff"
G ge /ɡ/, [ɣ̞] "guh"
H hatxe ∅, /ɦ/ "huh" (silent or breathy)
I i /i/, /i̭/ "ee"
J jota /j/, /x/, /ʝ/, /ɟ/ "yuh" or "huh" (varies)
K ka /k/ "kah"
L ele /l/ "ell"
M eme /m/ "emm"
N ene /n/ "enn"
Ñ eñe /ɲ/ "en-yay"
O o /o/ "oh"
P pe /p/ "pay"
Q ku* /k/ "koo"
R erre /r/, /ɾ/ "rolled r"
S ese /s̺/ "ess"
T te /t̪/ "tay"
U u /u/, /u̯/ "oo"
V uve* /b/, [β̞] "vay"
W uve bikoitza* /u̯/ "double vay"
X ixa /ʃ/ "sh"
Y i grekoa* /i/, /i̭/, /j/ "ee" or "yuh"
Z zeta /s̻/ "zay"

Please note that "ze", "ku", "uve", "uve bikoitza", and "i grekoa" are marked with an asterisk (*) because these letters are not part of the traditional Basque alphabet but are used in some loanwords and foreign names.

Videos

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