汉语族
Several Sinitic languages, such as Cantonese and Hokkien, feature both syllabic "m" () and "ng" () that stand alone as their own words. In Cantonese, the former is most often used in the word meaning 'not' (, ) while the latter can be seen in the word for 'five' (, ) and the surname Ng (, or , , depending on the tone), among others.