In acts of magic or in supernatural rituals it is often the case that speech acts are performed in the search of obtaining the desired supernatural result. In this article I provide a first analysis of the words and formulæ that (allegedly) have been employed among Basque speakers, identifying patterns of phonological markedness in them. I analyze this as a departure from everyday speech, as if «non-natural» speech would be emically conceived as more plausibly reflective of supernatural powers and conductive to the desired supernatural effects.
Magia edota naturaz gaindiko helburuak dituzten erritualetan usu hizketa-ekin-tzak erabiltzen dira dena delako helburua lortzeko. Artikulu honetan euskal usadioan ekintza magi-koetarako erabili izan (omen) diren hitz eta formulei lehen begiratu bat ematen diet haietan marka-tutasun fonologikoa identifikatuz. Hau eguneroko hizkuntzatikako aldentze baten moduan aztertzen dut, emikoki hizkera «ez naturalaren» erabilera naturaz gaindiko botereekin lotzen delakoan