19-06-2025, 04:08 PM
IIRC in 13th or 14th century (Castilian) Spanish, 'j' is most often just a positional variant of 'i', primarily written after an 'i' and 't's (though not always) or at a wordbreak. There are however some few instances of 'j' and 'y' standing for semiconsonant /j/ around this time, and even more rare instances of an uppercase 'J' (sitting distinctly above the line level) used for /ʒ/, although this sound would most frequently be written with 'x', 'gg' or 'ggi' I believe.
As always, orthography was not standard and varied greatly depending on the period, place, and mood of the scribe.
As always, orthography was not standard and varied greatly depending on the period, place, and mood of the scribe.