“Ñ (lower case ñ, International Phonetic Alphabet: /ˈeɲe/ “énye”) is a letter of the modern Latin alphabet, formed by an N with a diacritical tilde. It is used in the Spanish alphabet, Galician alphabet, Asturian alphabet, Basque alphabet, Aragonese old alphabet (Grafía de Uesca de 1987), Filipino alphabet, Chamorro alphabet and the Guarani alphabet, where it represents [ɲ]. It is also used in the Tatar and Crimean Tatar languages, where it represents [ŋ]. This also appears in Mandinka, Mapudungun, Tocharian and Rohingya languages.
Unlike many other alphabets that use diacritic marks (such as ü in Asturian, Leonese, Spanish, and Galician), Ñ is considered by these languages a letter in its own right, with its own name (eñe, pronounced “enye”) and its own place in the alphabet (after N). From this point of view, its alphabetical independence is similar to the English W (which historically came from a doubled V just as Ñ came from a doubled N)."So THERE!
JayBluE over 10 years ago
Next, she’ll want an Umläut….
JayBluE over 10 years ago
And she’ll change her name to something Brittish-y, and start playing the keyboards….
2252895 over 10 years ago
Have a safe and wonderful New Year. From my family to yours.
noreenklose over 10 years ago
Merry Christmas to all of you!
davidf42 over 10 years ago
The Christmas story arc in the current One Big Happy at Creators.com was a wonderful story. Merry Christmas, everybody!
biz.gocomics over 10 years ago
Ruthé!
Yukoneric over 10 years ago
It’s above u…………….
StratmanRon over 10 years ago
Merry Christmas all!
hippogriff over 10 years ago
JPuzzleWhiz: ñ is called an enya and considered a separate letter. Of course, in Portuguese, the tilde goes over a or o to give a nasal sound.
The Life I Draw Upon over 10 years ago
She wants what she’s in tilde-d to..Merry Christmas all.
vldazzle over 10 years ago
Today’s strip brought a tear – YES, Joe will understand when he’s older (because he’s being raised by good parents).
MERRY CHRISTMAS,EVERYONE!
Ushindi over 10 years ago
“Ñ (lower case ñ, International Phonetic Alphabet: /ˈeɲe/ “énye”) is a letter of the modern Latin alphabet, formed by an N with a diacritical tilde. It is used in the Spanish alphabet, Galician alphabet, Asturian alphabet, Basque alphabet, Aragonese old alphabet (Grafía de Uesca de 1987), Filipino alphabet, Chamorro alphabet and the Guarani alphabet, where it represents [ɲ]. It is also used in the Tatar and Crimean Tatar languages, where it represents [ŋ]. This also appears in Mandinka, Mapudungun, Tocharian and Rohingya languages.
Unlike many other alphabets that use diacritic marks (such as ü in Asturian, Leonese, Spanish, and Galician), Ñ is considered by these languages a letter in its own right, with its own name (eñe, pronounced “enye”) and its own place in the alphabet (after N). From this point of view, its alphabetical independence is similar to the English W (which historically came from a doubled V just as Ñ came from a doubled N)."So THERE!