spanish Ñ was born in the xii century it was necessary to have a new sound, not existing in latin....

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Page 1: Spanish Ñ was born in the XII century It was necessary to have a new sound, not existing in latin. We find gn, nn, nh, ny to represent this sound in
Page 2: Spanish Ñ was born in the XII century It was necessary to have a new sound, not existing in latin. We find gn, nn, nh, ny to represent this sound in

Spanish

• Ñ was born in the XII century• It was necessary to have a new sound, not

existing in latin.• We find gn, nn, nh, ny to represent this sound

in languages like French, Portuguese and Catalan.

Page 3: Spanish Ñ was born in the XII century It was necessary to have a new sound, not existing in latin. We find gn, nn, nh, ny to represent this sound in

• These are some spanish words with ñ:• Sueño= dream• Cumpleaños=birthday• Mañana=tomorrow• Cariño=darling, loving• Contraseña=password• Niño: Child• Niñera:Nanny

Spanish

Page 4: Spanish Ñ was born in the XII century It was necessary to have a new sound, not existing in latin. We find gn, nn, nh, ny to represent this sound in

Biography

• She was born in Spain in the 12th Century• She was taken to America and Asia through

the Spanish Empire from late 15th Century and onwards

• Her sisters are: gn, nn, nh and ny• New tecnologies threaten her and that’s why

we cannot find her in e-mail addresses or text messages

Page 5: Spanish Ñ was born in the XII century It was necessary to have a new sound, not existing in latin. We find gn, nn, nh, ny to represent this sound in

This is Mr Ñ

GOOD BYE! SEE YOU SOON!