# n

| n | U+006E, &#110; LATIN SMALL LETTER N |
| ← m [U+006D] | Basic Latin | o → [U+006F] |
| ⁿ | U+207F, &#8319; SUPERSCRIPT LATIN SMALL LETTER N |
| ← ⁾ [U+207E] | Superscripts and Subscripts | ₀ → [U+2080] |
| ｎ | U+FF4E, &#65358; FULLWIDTH LATIN SMALL LETTER N |
| ← ｍ [U+FF4D] | Halfwidth and Fullwidth Forms | ｏ → [U+FF4F] |

## Translingual
### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.
* in Romanization:
** of the Hebrew נ \ ן (“nun”, “nūn”) in the Common Israeli, Hebrew Academy (1953 and 2006), and ISO 259 transliteration schemes
** of the Hebrew נּ (“nun”, “nūn ḥāzāq”) in the Common Israeli transliteration scheme

#### Synonyms

* (Romanization of נּ, “nun”, “nūn ḥāzāq”): nn (in the Hebrew Academy (1953 and 2006) and ISO 259 transliteration schemes)

#### Related terms

* Ŋ (eng)
* Ν (nu)
* Н (en)

#### Further reading

* n on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Pronunciation

* Pronunciation of IPA [nːɑː, ɑnnɑː] with the sound [n]:(file)

### Symbol

n
* (IPA) voiced alveolar nasal.
    (superscript ⟨ⁿ⟩) nasal release (of any articulation), prenasalization, [n]-coloring or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [n] – see also ⁿ.
* (statistics) Sample size.
* (physics) neutron.
    Coordinate terms: p, e
* (mathematics) An arbitrary natural number.

### Gallery

* Letter styles
* Uppercase and lowercase versions of N, in normal and italic type
* Uppercase and lowercase N in Fraktur

### See also

* (Latin script): Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Sſs Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
* (Variations of letter N): Ńń Ǹǹ Ňň Ññ Ṅṅ Ņņ Ṇṇ Ṋṋ Ṉṉ N̈n̈ Ɲɲ Ƞƞ ᵰ ᶇ ɳ ȵ ɴ Ｎｎ Ŋŋ NJNjnj Ǌǋǌ
* Preceded by apostrophe: 'n
* Hiragana: ん
* な (na), に (ni), ぬ (nu), ね (ne), の (no)
Other representations of N:
| NATO phonetic: November Morse code: –· Braille: ⠝ ASL Manual: N | Signal flag: | Semaphore: |

### Further reading

* Alveolar nasal on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## English
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /ɛn/
** Audio (US):(file)
** Audio (UK):(file)
** Rhymes: -ɛn
* (phoneme): IPA: /n/

#### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N, plural ns or n's)
* The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

##### See also

* (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

#### Number

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

##### Derived terms

* n-adic
* n-ary
* n-body problem
* n-bomb
* n-butane
* n-dimensional
* n-firm concentration ratio
* n-gram
* n-heptane
* n-hexane
* n-iamond
* n-octane
* n-omino
* n-pentane
* n-plex
* n-propanol
* n-simplex
* n-space
* n space
* n-sphere
* n-tier
* n-tuple
* n-type
* n-word
* p-n junction

### Etymology 2

Abbreviations.

#### Noun

n
* Abbreviation of north.
    Alternative forms: n., N
* (grammar) Abbreviation of noun.
    Alternative form: n.
* (organic chemistry) normal
* Neutral
* No

##### Translations
#### Adjective

n
* (grammar) Abbreviation of neuter (gender).
    Alternative form: n.

##### Translations
#### Conjunction

n
* Contraction of and; chiefly used in set phrases.
    Alternative form: 'n'
    rock n roll

### Etymology 3

Abbreviations.
n
* (Stenoscript) the sound sequence /ɛn/.
* (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of in.
* (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of no, inflections none, nor, not, neither, and homophone know.

## Aromanian
### Preposition

n
* Alternative form of ãn

## Azerbaijani
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /n/

#### Letter

n lower case (upper case N)
* The twentieth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

##### See also

* (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

### Etymology 2

Abbreviation.

#### Noun

n
* Abbreviation of iyun (“June”).

#### Usage notes

Used to prevent the mishearing of iyun (“June”) as iyul (“July”); see also l.

## Bambara
### Pronoun

n
* I

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ene/, [e̞.ne̞]

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ene and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈe.nə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈe.ne], [ˈen]

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Catalan alphabet, called ena, ene, or en and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) lletres; A a (À à), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ï ï), J j, K k, L l (L·L l·l), M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Central Mazahua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* A letter of the Mazahua alphabet.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ⱥ ⱥ, A̱ a̱, B b, C c, Cꞌ cꞌ, Cj cj, Cu cu, Cꞌu cꞌu, Cju cju, Ch ch, Chꞌ chꞌ, Chj chj, D d, Dy dy, E e, Ɇ ɇ, E̱ e̱, G g, Gu gu, Hu hu, ꞌHu ꞌhu, I i, I̱ i̱, J j, Jꞌ jꞌ, Jm jm, Jn jn, Jñ jñ, Ju ju, Jy jy, L l, M m, Mꞌ mꞌ, N n, Nꞌ nꞌ, Ñ ñ, Ñꞌ ñꞌ, O o, Ø ø, O̱ o̱, P p, Pj pj, R r, S s, T t, Tꞌ tꞌ, Tj tj, Ts ts, Tsꞌ tsꞌ, Tsj tsj, U u, Ꞹ ꞹ, U̱ u̱, X x, Z z, Zh zh, ꞌ

## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ēn (en$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄣ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): en$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ēn
*** Zhuyin: ㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: en
*** Wade–Giles: ên$^1$
*** Yale: ēn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: en
*** Palladius: энь (enʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀən⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: en$^1$
*** Cantonese Pinyin: en$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛːn⁵⁵/

### Numeral

n
* Alternative spelling of N

## Czech
### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The twenty-first letter of the Czech alphabet, written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, E e, É é, Ě ě, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, P p, Q q, R r, Ř ř, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, Ů ů, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛn
* (letter name): IPA: /ɛn/

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet, written in the Latin script.

### See also

* Previous letter: m
* Next letter: o

### See also

* 'n

## Egyptian
### Etymology 1

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵏ (n, “of”) and Proto-Semitic *lV-, whence Hebrew לְ־ (lə-, “to, for, of”) and Arabic لِـ (li-, “to, for, belonging to”).

#### Pronunciation

* (reconstructed) IPA: /ni/ → /ni/ → /ne/
* (Old Egyptian, c. 2500 BCE) IPA: /ni/
* (Middle Egyptian, c. 1700 BCE) IPA: /ni/
* (latest Late Egyptian, c. 800 BCE) IPA: /ne/
* (modern Egyptological) IPA: /ɛn/
** Conventional anglicization: en

#### Preposition

* to, for (dative)
* in the direction of, towards
* (of time) for, until
* because of
* used idiomatically with certain verbs

##### Inflection

| nj | n |

##### Alternative forms

Before a noun it can be written thus:
nj :
This should not be confused with the negative particle, which is written identically.

##### Derived terms

* ꜣḫ n
* ꜣḫ-n-jtn
* jwtj-n.f
* ꜥnḫ.s-n-jmn
* n ꜣbw
* n ꜣbb
* nj
* n jb n
* n ꜥꜣt nt
* n mrwt
* n ntt
* n ḥrt
* ntj n.f
* rḏj jb n
* rḏj wꜣt n
* snb-n.j

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (modern Egyptological) IPA: /ɛn/
** Conventional anglicization: en

#### Adjective

* Abbreviation of nj (“of, belonging to (genitival adjective)”).

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* (modern Egyptological) IPA: /ɛn/
** Conventional anglicization: en

#### Pronoun

pl 1. enclitic (‘dependent’) pronoun
* we, us (see usage notes)

##### Usage notes

This form of pronoun is an enclitic that must directly follow the word it modifies. Its meaning depends on its context:
* When it follows a verb, it indicates the object of the verb.
* In the second and third person when it follows an adjective, it forms the subject of an adjectival sentence.
* When it follows a relative adjective, such as ntj, ntt, or jsṯ, it indicates the subject of the relative clause (usually only in the first person singular and third person common).
* When it follows an imperative, it indicates the subject or the object of the verb.
* When it follows a particle like m.k, it indicates the subject of the clause.
* When attached to a preposition, it indicates the object of the preposition.

##### Inflection

$^1$ Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle.
$^1$ Only when attached to a dual noun or prospective participle. $^2$ Only in formal texts, especially religious texts. $^3$ Only in postclassical (Neo-Middle Egyptian) texts.
$^1$ Only in formal texts, especially religious texts. $^2$ Later form.

##### Alternative forms

| n | n | wn |
| | [Late Egyptian] | [Late Egyptian] |

### References

* James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 43, 51, 86–87, 90–91, 117–118, 127.
* Faulkner, Raymond Oliver (1962) A Concise Dictionary of Middle Egyptian, Oxford: Griffith Institute, →ISBN, page 124
* Junge, Friedrich (2005) Late Egyptian Grammar: An Introduction, second English edition, Oxford: Griffith Institute, page 77
* ↑ Hoch, James (1997) Middle Egyptian Grammar, Mississauga: Benben Publications, →ISBN, page 15
* ↑ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 47

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /no/
* (phoneme): IPA: /n/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The eighteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called no and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z

## Estonian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈenː/

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called enn and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

## Faroese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The sixteenth letter of the Faroese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) bókstavur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, Y y, Ý ý, Æ æ, Ø ø

## Finnish
### Etymology

The Finnish orthography using the Latin script was based on those of Swedish, German and Latin, and was first used in the mid-16th century. No earlier script is known. See the Wikipedia article on Finnish for more information, and n for information on the development of the glyph itself.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæn/, [ˈæn] (letter name)
* IPA: /ˈen/, [ˈe̞n] (letter name, dated)
* Audio: än, nänni, nuppu, än:(file)
* Rhymes: -æn

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called än or en and written in the Latin script.

### Noun

n
* Abbreviation of naiset (“ladies”) (used to mark toilets and similar installations to be for women only)
    Synonyms: naiset, (rare) rouvat
    Antonyms: m, miehet, (rare) herrat

#### Derived terms

* n-propanoli

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

## French
### Pronunciation

* (letter name) IPA: /ɛn/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the French alphabet, written in the Latin script.
** 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manche‎, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:Avec ces propos et d’autres semblables, le pauvre gentilhomme perdait le jugement. Il passait les nuits et se donnait la torture pour les comprendre, pour les approfondir, pour leur tirer le sens des entrailles, ce qu’Aristote lui-même n’aurait pu faire, s’il fût ressuscité tout exprès pour cela.With these passages and other similar ones, the poor gentleman lost his judgement. He spent his nights and tortured himself to understand them, to consider them more deeply, to take from them their deepest meaning, which Aristotle himself would not have been able to do, had he been resurrected for that very purpose.

## Fula
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* 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

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Article

n
* Nonstandard form of 'n.
** 1984, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, Ein Unglücksfall: Roman, page 172:„Hat uns vorhin so n Mensch von der Dingsbums gebracht.“ „Von der Kultusgemeinde.“ Avrom hebt zwinkernd die Augen vom Buch; er lächelt. Muß ne anrührende Stelle gewesen sein, was er da grade liest. „Was heißt ‚so n Mensch‘.“(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 1999, Regula Schmidlin, Wie Deutschschweizer Kinder schreiben und erzählen lernen:[…] also die Geschichte hab ich genannt (äh) die Froschsuche weil da war so n Junge und mit em Hund und die haben dauernd ihren Frosch immer angeguckt im Wasser und dann einmal in der Nacht is er weggehüpft […](please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2012, Gustav Falke, Die Kinder Aus Ohlsens Gang, page 92:»Wenn ick de jungen Lüd nich harr und de Kinner – so n Mann, Herr Lehrer, so n Mann! aber ick hev en nu. He schall mi mol Muck seggn. Rut smiet ick em.« »Das lassen Sie nur lieber nach, Frau Krahnstöver. […] «(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2014, Manuel Mayer, Schwule Akten: Fußballstar und Tennisprofi geoutet, Himmelstürmer Verlag, page 58:Und da Sex Sponsoren anzieht, würde so n Kerl ein so großes Medienecho hervorrufen, sodass wir noch Jahrhunderte davon hören würden ...(please add an English translation of this quotation)

## Gothic
### Romanization

n
* Romanization of 𐌽

## Guinea-Bissau Creole
### Etymology

From African origin. Cognate with Kabuverdianu n.

### Pronoun

n
* I (first person singular)

## Haitian Creole
### Etymology

Contraction of nou, from French nous.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /n/

### Pronoun

n
* Contraction of nou.

## Haruai
### Pronoun

n
* I

### References

* Jef Verschueren, Pragmatics at Issue: Selected Papers (1991, →ISBN
* Bernard Comrie, Maria Polinsky, Causatives and Transitivity (1993, →ISBN, page 317: Haruai has a serial verb construction, in which all verbs but the last take no inflections whatsoever (the only instance in Haruai where a verb can appear inflectionless), as in (3): n dw röbö p-n-a I go water get-FUT(-1SG)-DEC

## Hawaiian
### Alternative forms

* (letter name) nū

### Pronunciation

* (letter name) IPA: /ˈnuː/
* (phoneme) /n/

### Letter

n
* The tenth letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a (Ā ā), E e (Ē ē), I i (Ī ī), O o (Ō ō), U u (Ū ū), H h, K k, L l, M m, N n, P p, W w, ʻ

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: [ˈn]
* (letter name): IPA: [ˈɛnː]

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The twenty-second letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called enn and written in the Latin script.
* character as a unit of measurement (one of the basic elements making up a text file or string)
    Synonyms: karakter, leütés, betűhely

#### Declension
### See also

* (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

### Further reading

* n in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* (letter name) IPA: /ɛnː/

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The seventeenth letter of the Icelandic alphabet, written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) bókstafur; A a, Á á, B b, D d, Ð ð, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ó ó, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ú ú, V v, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Þ þ, Æ æ, Ö ö

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* (context pronunciation) IPA: /n/
* (letter name) IPA: /ne/

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Indonesian
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (context pronunciation) IPA: /n/
* (letter name) IPA: /ɛn/

#### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) huruf; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

### Etymology 2

From English n (“shortening of and”).

#### Conjunction

n
* (text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of dan.
    Synonym: dn

## Irish
### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The twelfth letter of the Irish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (Á á), B b (Bh bh, bhF bhf, bP bp), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh, dT dt), E e (É é), F f (Fh fh), G g (gC gc, Gh gh), H h, I i (Í í), L l, M m (mB mb, Mh mh), N n (nD nd, nG ng), O o (Ó ó), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th, tS ts), U u (Ú ú), V v
* (diacritics) ◌́ ◌̇
* (dotted letters used chiefly in Gaelic type) Ḃ ḃ, Ċ ċ, Ḋ ḋ, Ḟ ḟ, Ġ ġ, Ṁ ṁ, Ṗ ṗ, Ṡ ẛ ṡ, Ṫ ṫ

## Italian
### Letter

n f or m (invariable, lower case, upper case N)
* The twelfth letter of the Italian alphabet, called enne and written in the Latin script.

## Japanese
### Romanization

n
* Rōmaji transcription of ん
* Rōmaji transcription of ン

## Kabuverdianu
### Etymology

From African origin.

### Pronoun

n
* I (first person singular)

## Kabyle
### Etymology

From Proto-Berber *n, from Proto-Afroasiatic. Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⵏ (n), see there for more.

### Preposition

n
* of, genitive preposition
    azemz n tlalitdate of birth
* used between a numeral and a noun
    Ttmeslayeɣ snat n tutlayin.I speak two languages.(literally, “I-speak two of languages”)
* used before a year
    di useggas n 2021in 2021(literally, “in year of 2021”)

## Kankanaey
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog n. Letter pronunciation is influenced by English n.

### Pronunciation

* (letter name) IPA: /ʔen/ [ʔen]
** Rhymes: -en
* (phoneme) IPA: /n/ [n]

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Kankanaey alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) letra; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

### References

* Komisyon ng Wikang Filipino (2016) Ortograpiya di Kankanaëy [Kankanaey Orthography]‎ (in Kankanaey and Tagalog), →ISBN, pages 10-11

## Kashubian
### Etymology

The Kashubian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Kashubian alphabet article on Wikipedia for more, and n for development of the glyph itself.

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The nineteenth letter of the Kashubian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, Ã ã, B b, C c, D d, E e, É é, Ë ë, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, O o, Ò ò, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, Ù ù, W w, Y y, Z z, Ż ż

## Korean
### Numeral

n • (en)
* Alternative spelling of N (en).

## Ladin
### Article

n
* a (+ masculine noun)

### See also

* na
* n'

## Latin
### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* A letter in the Latin alphabet, representing the sound /n/

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, V v, X x, Y y, Z z

## Latvian
### Etymology

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [n]
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The twenty-first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* Letters of the Latvian alphabet:
    burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

## Livonian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The twentieth letter of the Livonian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) kēratēd̦; A a, Ā ā, Ä ä, Ǟ ǟ, B b, D d, D̦ d̦, E e, Ē ē, F f, G g, H h, I i, Ī ī, J j, K k, L l, Ļ ļ, M m, N n, Ņ ņ, O o, Ō ō, Ȯ ȯ, Ȱ ȱ, Õ õ, Ȭ ȭ, P p, R r, Ŗ ŗ, S s, Š š, T t, Ț ț, U u, Ū ū, V v, Z z, Ž ž

## Malay
### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Maltese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /n/
* IPA: /m/ (by assimilation to a following labial)
* IPA: /n/, [ŋ] (by assimilation to a following velar)

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The eighteenth letter of the Maltese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) ittra; A a, B b, Ċ ċ, D d, E e, F f, Ġ ġ, G g, Għ għ, H h, Ħ ħ, I i, Ie ie, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Ż ż, Z z

## Mandarin
### Romanization

n
* Nonstandard spelling of ń.
* Nonstandard spelling of ň.
* Nonstandard spelling of ǹ.

#### Usage notes

* Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

## Navajo
### Letter

n (upper case N)
* A letter of the Navajo alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a (Á á, Ą ą, Ą́ ą́), B b, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e (É é, Ę ę, Ę́ ę́), G g, Gh gh, H h, Hw hw, X x, I i (Í í, Į į, Į́ į́), J j, K k, Kʼ kʼ, Kw kw, ʼ, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n (Ń ń), O o (Ó ó, Ǫ ǫ, Ǫ́ ǫ́), S s, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tł tł, Tłʼ tłʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

## North Frisian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [n], (in ng, nk) [ŋ], (syllabic) [n̩], [ŋ̍], [m̩]

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* A letter of the North Frisian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### Usage notes

* As in German, the unstressed syllable ⟨en⟩ usually becomes syllabic [n̩], which further assimilates to preceding stop consonants as [kŋ̍], [ɡŋ̍], [pm̩], [bm̩].

### See also

* (North Frisian letters): a, ä, å, ā, b, c, d, đ, e, ē, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, ö, p, r, s, t, u, ü, v, w (q, x, y, z)

## Norwegian
### Pronunciation

* (letter name): IPA: /enː/, /ɛnː/
* (phoneme): IPA: /n/, (in rn) /ɳ/, (in ng and nk) /ŋ/
* Audio:(file)

### Letter

n
* The fourteenth letter of the Norwegian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Nupe
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /n/, IPA: /ŋ/, IPA: / ̃/

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The seventeenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

## Polish
### Etymology

The Polish orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the history of Polish orthography article on Wikipedia for more, and n for development of the glyph itself.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛn/

### Letter

n (upper case N, lower case)
* The eighteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Audio (Brazil):(file)

#### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ã ã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* nn, ñ

#### Adverb

n
* (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of não (“not”).
    eu n sei ― I don't know.

#### Noun

n m (invariable)
* (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of não (“no”).

#### Interjection

n
* (Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of não (“no”).

## Romani
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* (International Standard) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
* (Pan-Vlax) The nineteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The seventeenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called en, ne, or nî and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă, Â â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Î î, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

## Saterland Frisian
### Alternative forms

* n', 'n

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ən/
* Hyphenation: n

### Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Article

n
* unstressed form of aan, een; a, an

##### Usage notes

* When followed by an adjective and modifying a feminine noun, the form ne may be used.

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Article

n
* unstressed form of dän

### References

* Marron C. Fort (2015) Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN, page 779

## Scottish Gaelic
### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The twelfth letter of the Scottish Gaelic alphabet, written in the Latin script. It is preceded by m and followed by o. Its traditional name is nuin (“ash”).

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) litir; A a (À à), B b (Bh bh), C c (Ch ch), D d (Dh dh), E e (È è), F f (Fh fh), G g (Gh gh), H h, I i (Ì ì), L l, M m (Mh mh), N n, O o (Ò ò), P p (Ph ph), R r, S s (Sh sh), T t (Th th), U u (Ù ù)
* (diacritics) ◌̀
* (obsolete vowels) Á á É é Ó ó

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (Cyrillic spelling н)
* The 19th letter of the Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet, preceded by m and followed by nj.

## Silesian
### Etymology

The Silesian orthography is based on the Latin alphabet. No earlier script is known. See the Silesian language article on Wikipedia for more, and n for development of the glyph itself.

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The seventeenth letter of the Silesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, Ã ã, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ŏ ŏ, Ō ō, Ô ô, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

## Skolt Sami
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The twenty-second 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

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [n]

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The twenty-fourth letter of the Slovak alphabet, written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) písmeno; A a, Á á, Ä ä, B b, C c, Č č, D d, Ď ď, Dz dz, Dž dž, E e, É é, F f, G g, H h, Ch ch, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ĺ ĺ, Ľ ľ, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ó ó, Ô ô, P p, Q q, R r, Ŕ ŕ, S s, Š š, T t, Ť ť, U u, Ú ú, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Ý ý, Z z, Ž ž

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (phoneme) /n/
* IPA: (letter name) /ˈene/ [ˈe.ne]
** Audio (Spain):(file)
** Rhymes: -ene

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Spanish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Swedish
### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Swedish alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) bokstav; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z, Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish n. Each pronunciation has a different source:
* Filipino alphabet pronunciation is influenced by English n.
* Abakada alphabet pronunciation is influenced by Baybayin character ᜈ (na).
* Abecedario pronunciation is from Spanish n.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈʔen/ [ˈʔɛn̪] (letter name, Filipino alphabet)
*** Rhymes: -en
** IPA: /ˈna/ [ˈn̪a] (letter name, Abakada alphabet)
*** Rhymes: -a
** IPA: /ˈʔene/ [ˈʔɛː.n̪ɛ] (letter name, Abecedario)
*** Rhymes: -ene
** IPA: /n/ [n̪] (phoneme)

#### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈ᜔)
* The fourteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Filipino alphabet), called en and written in the Latin script.

##### See also

* (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

#### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N, Baybayin spelling ᜈ)
* The eleventh letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abakada alphabet), called na and written in the Latin script.

#### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜈᜒ) (historical)
* The sixteenth letter of the Tagalog alphabet (the Abecedario), called ene and written in the Latin script.

##### See also

* (Latin-script letters) titik; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, Ng ng, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

### Etymology 2

From the Abakada alphabet letter n being pronounced as na.

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /na/ [n̪ɐ]
* Rhymes: -a

#### Adverb

n (Baybayin spelling ᜈ) (text messaging)
* Abbreviation of na.

### Further reading

* “n”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Tarifit
### Preposition

n (Tifinagh spelling ⵏ)
* genitive marker
** indicates possession: of, -'s
    taddart n tmɣartThe house of the woman.
    yeǧi-s n waryaz-nniThat man's daughter.
** indicates the relationship of a noun and their place of origin
    tiḥenjirin n ArifThe girls of the Rif.
** indicates a relationship between family members: son of, daughter of
    Mimun n ƐmarMimun the son of Umar.
** expresses quantity
    arbɛa n tfunasinFour cows.

#### Usage notes

Nouns following the preposition n are placed in the construct state.

#### Inflection

Inflection forms of n :
| | singular | singular | plural | plural |
| | m | f | m | f |
| 1st person | inu | inu | nneɣ | nneɣ |
| 2nd person | nnec | nnem | nwem | nkent |
| 3rd person | nnes | nnes | nsen | nsent |

## Tlingit
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* A letter of the Tlingit alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* Canada:
* (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, À à, Â â, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, É é, È è, Ê ê, G g, Gw gw, Gh gh, Ghw ghw, H h, I i, Í í, Ì ì, Î î, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Kh kh, Khw khw, Khʼ khʼ, Khʼw khʼw (L l), Ł ł, Łʼ łʼ (M m), N n (O o), S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, Xh xh, Xhw xhw, Xhʼ xhʼ, Xhʼw xhʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ), ․
* US:
* (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, Aa aa, Áa áa, Ch ch, Chʼ chʼ, D d, Dl dl, Dz dz, E e, É é, Ee ee, Ée ée, Ei ei, Éi éi, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, Kw kw, Kʼ kʼ, Kʼw kʼw, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵʼ ḵʼ, Ḵʼw ḵʼw, L l, Lʼ lʼ (Ḻ ḻ, M m), N n (O o), Oo oo, Óo óo, S s, Sʼ sʼ, Sh sh, T t, Tʼ tʼ, Tl tl, Tlʼ tlʼ, Ts ts, Tsʼ tsʼ, U u, Ú ú, W w, X x, Xw xw, Xʼ xʼ, Xʼw xʼw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, X̱ʼ x̱ʼ, X̱ʼw x̱ʼw, Y y (Ÿ ÿ, Y̱ y̱), ․

## Turkish
### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The seventeenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ne and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) harf; A a (Â â), B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i (Î î), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u (Û û), Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

## Turkmen
### Pronunciation

* (phoneme) IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* The sixteenth letter of the Turkmen alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) harp; A a, B b, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ä ä, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, Ž ž, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ň ň, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, W w, Y y, Ý ý, Z z

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (standard) IPA: /ɛn/
** (informal) IPA: /n/

### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The eighteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called èn and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by m and followed by o.

### Mutation

* n cannot mutate in Welsh.

### See also

* (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à, Â â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Î î, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

### Further reading

* R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “n”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

## Xhosa

n (lower case,upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Xhosa alphabet, written in the Latin script.

## Yele
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɳ /, /ⁿ/

### Letter

n (upper case N)
* A letter of the Yele alphabet.

#### Derived terms

* The digraph ⟨nd⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿʈ/ [ɳɖ]
* The digraph ⟨ng⟩ transcribes /ŋ/
* The trigraph ⟨ngm⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ŋ͡m/
* The digraph ⟨nj⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿt̪ʲ/ [n̪d̪͡ʑ]
* The digraph ⟨nk⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿk/ [ŋɡ]
* The digraph ⟨nm⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ɳ͡m/
* The digraph ⟨nt⟩ transcribes the single consonant /ⁿt̪/ [n̪d̪]
Palatalized consonants are written ⟨ndy, nmy, ny⟩ (the last being /ɳʲ/), labialized consonants as ⟨ngw, nkw⟩.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, â, b, Ch ch, D d, e, é, ê, Gh gh, i, î, j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ń ń, o, ó, P p, T t, U u, V v, W w, Y y, ꞉

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (phoneme): IPA: /n/, IPA: /ŋ/, IPA: / ̃/
* (letter name): IPA: /nĩ́/

#### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fifteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ní and written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y
* (Benin)
* (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* ín, í (Èkìtì)
* mí (Ìjẹ̀ṣà, Ìjẹ̀bú)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ŋ́/

#### Particle

ń
* Marks the imperfective aspect, for actions that are not completed.

##### Derived terms

* máa ń (“habitual tense marker”)

### Etymology 3

Compare with Igbo m

#### Alternative forms

* ng (archaic)

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ŋ̄/

#### Pronoun

n̄ or n
* Alternative form of mo (“I”) (used in negative or future sentences, or with kí)

## Zulu
### Letter

n (lower case, upper case N)
* The fourteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

#### See also

* (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z