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A turned capital 'G' has been used as a substitute for ⟨ŋ⟩ when proper type is not available.
Translingual
Etymology
Originally a ligature of ng in mediaeval Icelandic .
Pronunciation
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
The letter eng .
Symbol
ŋ
( IPA ) a voiced velar nasal .
( superscript ⟨ᵑ⟩ , IPA ) -prenasalization, -release or post-nasalization, -coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic .
( 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
Letter
ŋ (uppercase Ŋ )
A letter of the Avokaya alphabet.
Dagbani
Pronunciation
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
A letter of the Dagbani alphabet.
Ewe
Pronunciation
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
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
Letter
ŋ (lower case , upper case Ŋ )
A letter of the Fula alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Usage notes
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
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
The eighteenth letter of the Inari Sami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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
Pronunciation
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
A letter of the Inupiaq alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( 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
Letter
ŋ (uppercase ŋ )
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 , 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
Romanization
ŋ
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.
Nootka
Pronunciation
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
A letter of the Nuu-chah-nulth alphabet.
See also
( Latin-script letters) A a , Aa aa , B b , C c , C̓ c̓ , Č č , Č̓ č̓ , D d , E e , Ee ee , H h , Ḥ ḥ , I i , Ii ii , K k , K̓ k̓ , Kʷ kʷ , K̓ʷ k̓ʷ , L l , L̓ l̓ , Ł ł , ƛ , ̓ ƛ̓ , M m , M̓ m̓ , N n , N̓ n̓ , Ŋ ŋ , O o , Oo oo , P p , P̓ p̓ , Q q , Q̓ q̓ , Qʷ qʷ , Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ , S s , Š š , T t , T̓ t̓ , U u , Uu uu , W w , W̓ w̓ , X x , Xʷ xʷ , X̣ x̣ , X̣ʷ x̣ʷ , Y y , Y̓ y̓ , ʕ , ʔ
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
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
Nuer
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ŋ/
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
A letter of the Nuer alphabet , written in the Latin script .
Skolt Sami
Pronunciation
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
The twenty-third letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet , written in the Latin script .
See also
( Latin-script letters) bukva ; A a , Â 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
Tuareg
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ŋ/
Letter
ŋ (upper case Ŋ )
A letter of the Tuareg alphabet , written in the Latin script .