ŋ

See also: Ŋ, ŋ́, ŋ̌, and ŋ̀

ŋ U+014B, ŋ LATIN SMALL LETTER ENG ← Ŋ [U+014A] Latin Extended-A Ō → [U+014C]

ᵑ U+1D51, ᵑ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL ENG ← ᵐ [U+1D50] Phonetic Extensions ᵒ → [U+1D52]

A turned capital 'G' has been used as a substitute for ⟨ŋ⟩ when proper type is not available.

Translingual

Etymology

Originally a ligature of n_g in mediaeval Icelandic.

Pronunciation

• IPA

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Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. The letter eng.

Symbol

ŋ

1. (IPA) a voiced velar nasal.

   (superscript ⟨ᵑ⟩) [ŋ]-prenasalization, [ŋ]-release or post-nasalization, [ŋ]-coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ŋ].

   (superscript, on a click consonant) A nasal velar as opposed to nasal uvular click; specifically:

   velar dental click ⟨ᵑǀ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᵑʇ⟩),

   velar alveolar click ⟨ᵑǃ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᵑʗ⟩),

   velar palatal click ⟨ᵑǂ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᵑ𝼋⟩),

   velar lateral click ⟨ᵑǁ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᵑʖ⟩),

   velar bilabial click ⟨ᵑʘ⟩,

   velar retroflex click ⟨ᵑ𝼊⟩ or ad hoc ⟨ᵑ‼⟩ (old-style ⟨ᵑψ⟩).

   Placement after the click letter – e.g. ⟨ǂᵑ⟩ – may imply an audible velar release.

   See also ⟨ᶰ⟩, ⟨ᶢ⟩, ⟨ᵏ⟩.

Avokaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ŋ (uppercase Ŋ)

1. A letter of the Avokaya alphabet.

Dagbani

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. A letter of the Dagbani alphabet.

Ewe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. A letter of the Ewe alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, Ɖ ɖ, Dz dz, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, Ƒ ƒ, G g, Gb gb, Ɣ ɣ, H h, I i, K k, Kp kp, Q q, L l, M m, N n, Ny ny, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, T t, Ts ts, U u, V v, Ʋ ʋ, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ŋ (lower case, upper case Ŋ)

1. A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

See also

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

Inari Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, Ä ä, Á á

Lakota

Letter

ŋ (uppercase ŋ)

1. indicates nasalization of the previous vowel.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), Aŋ aŋ (Áŋ áŋ), B b, Č č, Čh čh, Č’ č’, E e (É é), G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, I i (Í í), Iŋ iŋ (Íŋ íŋ), K k, Kh kh, Kȟ kȟ, K’ k’, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Ph ph, Pȟ pȟ, P’ p’, S s, Š š, T t, Th th, Tȟ tȟ, T’ t’, U u (Ú ú), Uŋ uŋ (Úŋ úŋ), W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ’

Mandarin

Romanization

ŋ

1. Rare spelling of ng.

Usage notes

• 漢語拼音方案／汉语拼音方案 (Hànyǔ Pīnyīn Fāng'àn, “Scheme for the Chinese Phonetic Alphabet”) specifies that ⟨ẑ⟩, ⟨ĉ⟩, ⟨ŝ⟩ and ⟨ŋ⟩ may be used as abbreviations for ⟨zh⟩, ⟨ch⟩, ⟨sh⟩ and ⟨ng⟩ respectively, though these are rarely used in practice.

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Northern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, Ŧ ŧ, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž

Skolt Sami

Pronunciation

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. The twenty-third letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ