Re: Questions and Impressions of Basque

J. 'Mach' Wust wrote:

> Could the distinction be a similar one to the Polish?
No. Polish has [s] ~ [s\] ~ [s`], that is alveolar vs. alveo-palatal vs.
retroflex (or, acc. to other sources, velarised postalveolar [S_G]).

> And for sure, is Basquish "s" the same as the "s" of northern Spain?
Yes.

> [s\]?
No. It's an alveo-palatal sound. Basque /s/ is *not* palatal. It's apical,
AFAIU.

-- Yitz

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