Basque edit

Etymology edit

From ama (mother) +‎ hizkuntza (language).

Pronunciation edit

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  • IPA(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ama his̻kunt͡s̻a/ [a.ma his̻.kũn.t͡s̻a]
 
  • IPA(key): (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /ama is̻kunt͡s̻a/ [a.ma is̻.kũn.t͡s̻a]
  • IPA(key): (Biscayan) /ama is̺kunt͡s̻a/ [a.ma is̺.kũn.t͡s̻a]

  • Hyphenation: a‧ma-hiz‧kun‧tza

Noun edit

ama-hizkuntza inan

  1. mother tongue

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • "ama-hizkuntza" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus