ŋ

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

Originally a ligature of n_g in mediaeval Icelandic.

• IPA:

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ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. The letter eng.

ŋ

1. (IPA) a voiced velar nasal.
2. (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⟩.

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (uppercase Ŋ)

1. A letter of the Avokaya alphabet.

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. A letter of the Dagbani alphabet.

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. A letter of the Ewe alphabet.

• (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

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (lower case, upper case Ŋ)

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

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

• (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

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

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

• (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

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

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

• (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

ŋ (uppercase ŋ)

1. indicates nasalization of the previous vowel.

• (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

ŋ

1. Rare spelling of ng.

• 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.

• IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

1. A letter of the Nuu-chah-nulth alphabet.

• (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, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ 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

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

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

• (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

IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

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

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

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

• (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

1. IPA^(key): /ŋ/

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)

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