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Translingual
editEtymology
editOriginally a ligature of ng in mediaeval Icelandic.
Pronunciation
editIPA: (file)
Letter
editŋ (upper case Ŋ)
- The letter eng.
Symbol
editŋ
- (IPA) a voiced velar nasal.
- (superscript ⟨ᵑ⟩, IPA) [ŋ]-prenasalization, [ŋ]-release or post-nasalization, [ŋ]-coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ŋ].
- (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⟩.
- (on a click consonant) A nasal velar as opposed to nasal uvular click; specifically:
Avokaya
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (uppercase Ŋ)
Dagbani
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (upper case Ŋ)
- A letter of the Dagbani alphabet.
Ewe
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (upper case Ŋ)
- A letter of the Ewe alphabet.
See also
editFula
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (lower case, upper case Ŋ)
- A letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
editSee also
editInari Sami
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (upper case Ŋ)
- The eighteenth letter of the Inari Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a, Â 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
Inupiaq
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (upper case Ŋ)
- A letter of the Inupiaq alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
edit- (North Slope & Northwest Arctic) (Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, G g, Ġ ġ, H h, I i, K k, L l, Ḷ ḷ, Ł ł, Ł̣ ł̣, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ŋ ŋ, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sr sr, T t, U u, V v, Y y (’)
- (Seward Peninsula) (Latin-script letters) A a, B b (Ch ch, Ə ə), G g, Ġ ġ, H h, I i, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Sr sr, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zr zr, '
- (Uummarmiutun) (Latin-script letters) A a, Ch ch, F f, G g, H h, Dj dj, I i, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, P p, Q q, R r, R̂ r̂, T t, U u, V v, Y y
Lakota
editLetter
editŋ (uppercase ŋ)
- indicates nasalization of the previous vowel.
See also
edit- (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á), Aŋ aŋ (Áŋ áŋ), B b, Č č, Čh čh, Čʼ čʼ, E e (É é), G g, Ǧ ǧ, H h, Ȟ ȟ, Ȟʼ ȟʼ, I i (Í í), Iŋ iŋ (Íŋ íŋ), K k, Kh kh, Kȟ kȟ, Kʼ kʼ, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó), P p, Ph ph, Pȟ pȟ, Pʼ pʼ, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Š š, Šʼ šʼ, T t, Th th, Tȟ tȟ, Tʼ tʼ, U u (Ú ú), Uŋ uŋ (Úŋ úŋ), W w, Y y, Z z, Ž ž, ʼ
Mandarin
editRomanization
editŋ
- Rare spelling of ng.
Usage notes
editNorthern Sami
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (upper case Ŋ)
- The eighteenth letter of the Northern Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editNuer
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (upper case Ŋ)
- A letter of the Nuer alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Skolt Sami
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (upper case Ŋ)
- The twenty-third letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
editTuareg
editPronunciation
editLetter
editŋ (upper case Ŋ)
- A letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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