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Right, Japanese has both /iˈ/ and /j/ sounds. Another example that happens outside the や column is イェス (yes).
by lhorie 9y ago
Right, Japanese has both /iˈ/ and /j/ sounds. Another example that happens outside the や column is イェス (yes).
- chadlavi 9y agothis is just because of the shift of historical "ヱ" ("ye") getting pronounced as "エ" ("e") then just not used anymore. They're using "イ" as a semivowel here, /j/, not as the vowel /i/.