[ʎ]
Like the sound of "y" of the following English words:
- Yellow
- You
The phenome [ʎ] is usually associated with the Spanish double consonant "ll" sound.
In over 90% of the Spanish dialects, the [ʎ] (ll) and the [ʝ] (y) phenomes represent the same sound.
Examples:
Gallina
[ga.ʝi.na]
Chicken
Ayer
[a.ʝer]
Yesterday
Llave
[ʝa.βe]
Key
Ayuno
[a.ʝu.no]
Fast (Fasting)
