En réponse à "Isaac A. Penzev" <isaacp@...>:
> John Cowan scripsit:
>
> <<Basque (and Castilian-of-Castile) /s/ is apical and has a slight
> whistling
> quality to it. /z/ is a more normal European [s]; /x/ is of course
> /S/.>>
>
> Ok. And how shall we render it in IPA and dear Schmampa?
>
[s_a] in X-SAMPA. In IPA, you add a small rectangle with the top missing under
the consonant.
Christophe.
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