(lowercase ) is a letter of the Latin and Sanskrit alphabet, formed by N with the addition of a dot above.[1]

N with dot above
Ṅ ṅ
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originVenda language, Emilian-Romagnol language
Sound values[ŋ]
In UnicodeU 1E44, U 1E45
Alphabetical position16
History
Development
I10
Time period~1000 to present
SistersÑ, , Ŋ,
TransliterationsҤ, ङ, ঙ, ਙ, ઙ, ଙ, ங, ఙ, ಙ, ങ, ඞ
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

The letter is used in Venda and Emilian-Romagnol for the voiced velar nasal (IPA: ŋ), corresponding to the pronunciation of the English digraph "ng" in final position.

Furthermore, the letter is used in some transliteration systems of South Asian languages. The letter is used in the International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration for the "ng" sound corresponding to the Indian letters ङ / ঙ / ਙ / ઙ / ଙ / ங / ఙ / ಙ / ങ / ඞ. The letter is also used in the ISO 9 transliteration of the Cyrillic letter Ҥ.

Usage in various languages

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Emilian

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Ṅ is used in Emilian to represent [ŋ], e.g. faréṅna [faˈreŋːna] "flour".

Romagnol

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In Romagnol the use of letter Ṅ is limited to linguistics to represent [ŋ].

Balinese

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In Balinese, "ṅ" is used to represent [ŋ].

Computer display

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Character information
Preview
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH DOT ABOVE LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH DOT ABOVE
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 7748 U 1E44 7749 U 1E45
UTF-8 225 185 132 E1 B9 84 225 185 133 E1 B9 85
Numeric character reference Ṅ Ṅ ṅ ṅ

Unicode contains the Ṅ with the code points U 1E44 (uppercase) and U 1E45 (lowercase).

In TeX one can type the Ṅ with the commands \.N or \.n.

References

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  1. ^ "Unicode Character "Ṅ" (U 1E44)". Compart. Oak Brook, IL: Compart AG. 2021. Retrieved 2024-02-29.