# ŋ

| ŋ | U+014B, &#331; LATIN SMALL LETTER ENG |
| ← Ŋ [U+014A] | Latin Extended-A | Ō → [U+014C] |
| ᵑ | U+1D51, &#7505; MODIFIER LETTER SMALL ENG |
| ← ᵐ [U+1D50] | Phonetic Extensions | ᵒ → [U+1D52] |

## Translingual
### Etymology

Originally a ligature of n$_g$ in mediaeval Icelandic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA:(file)

### Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)
* The letter eng.

### Symbol

ŋ
* (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⟩.

## Avokaya
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ŋ/

### Letter

ŋ (uppercase Ŋ)
* A letter of the Avokaya alphabet.

## Dagbani
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ŋ/

### Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)
* A letter of the Dagbani alphabet.

## Ewe
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ŋ/

### 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

* IPA: /ŋ/

### Letter

ŋ (lower case, upper case Ŋ)
* 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: /ŋ/

### 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

* IPA: /ŋ/

### 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

* IPA: /ŋ/

### 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, 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

## Northern Sami
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /ŋ/

### 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: /ŋ/

### Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)
* A letter of the Nuer alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Nǀuu
### Pronoun

ŋ
* Alternative form of ng (“I”)
* (Nǁng) I

### References

* https://starlingdb.org/

## Skolt Sami
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /ŋ/

### 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: /ŋ/

### Letter

ŋ (upper case Ŋ)
* A letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.