I would like to know how do you pronounce surname Amaya/name Amaia in your variant of Spanish? Do they sound the same? I know that Uruguayans and Argentinians make a distinction.
Amaya IPA: [a'maʃa] or [a'maʒa], ah-mAh-shah or ah-mAh-zhah if you don't understand these IPA symbols
Amaia IPA: [a'maja], ah-mAh-yah
I think (?) Colombians also make a distinction. I've heard their Y and LL (at least for yeístas) sound like English J in John IPA: [dʒ ]. So,
Amaya IPA: [a'madʒa] ah-mAh-jah English J
Amaia IPA: [a'maja] ah-mAh-yah
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Do Spaniards, Mexicans and people from Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Cosra Rica, Panama) make a distinction?
Wikipedia says [aˈmaʝa]for Amaya.
I understand the difference between these two sounds/symbols [j] and [ʝ] but I don't think you really use [ʝ] in Spanish. I don't hear it.
Thanks.
Amaya IPA: [a'maʃa] or [a'maʒa], ah-mAh-shah or ah-mAh-zhah if you don't understand these IPA symbols
Amaia IPA: [a'maja], ah-mAh-yah
I think (?) Colombians also make a distinction. I've heard their Y and LL (at least for yeístas) sound like English J in John IPA: [dʒ ]. So,
Amaya IPA: [a'madʒa] ah-mAh-jah English J
Amaia IPA: [a'maja] ah-mAh-yah
Correct me if I'm wrong.
Do Spaniards, Mexicans and people from Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Cosra Rica, Panama) make a distinction?
Wikipedia says [aˈmaʝa]for Amaya.
I understand the difference between these two sounds/symbols [j] and [ʝ] but I don't think you really use [ʝ] in Spanish. I don't hear it.
Thanks.