Ng (Arabic letter)

Ng
Ng
ڭ‎ݣ‎
Usage
Writing system	Arabic script
Type	Abjad
Language of origin	Ottoman Turkish
Sound values	[ŋ]
InUnicode	U+0763, U+06AD
History
Development	ک ك‎ ڭ‎ݣ‎; ; ; ; ; ;
Sisters	ګ; ڬ; ڮ; گ; ݢ; ࢴ; ;
Other
Writing direction	Right-to-left
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NgorNaf(ݣ‎ orڭ‎) is an additional letter of theArabic script,derived fromkāf(ك ک‎) with the addition of threedotsabove the letter. The letter was used inOttoman Turkishto represent a velar/ŋ/and is still used for/ŋ/when writingTurkic languages.

Position in word	Isolated	Final	Medial	Initial
Glyph form: (Help)	ݣ‎	ـݣ‎	ـݣـ‎	ݣـ‎

Position in word	Isolated	Final	Medial	Initial
Glyph form: (Help)	ڭ‎	ـڭ‎	ـڭـ‎	ڭـ‎

Usage

InOttoman Turkish,it represented the velar/ŋ/.An example is the worddäŋiz(دݣز,'sea'). The letter is used or has been used to write/ŋ/in:

It is also used inMoroccan Arabicfor/ɡ/.

TheXiao'erjingscript variantݣ‎ is used to spell/ŋ/inSinitic languagessuch asMandarin(especially theLanyin,ZhongyuanandNortheasterndialects) and theDungan language.

Other characters used to represent/ŋ/

Southeast Asiannga

Position in word	Isolated	Final	Medial	Initial
Glyph form: (Help)	ڠ‎	ـڠ‎	ـڠـ‎	ڠـ‎

This letter, derived fromghayn(غ‎), is used to represent/ŋ/in:

theJawi script,^[1]for
- Acehnese
- Banjarese
- Kerinci
- Maguindanaon
- Malay
- Minangkabau
- Tausūg
- Ternate
thePegon script,for
- Javanese
- Sundanese
Arabic Afrikaans,forAfrikaanshistorically, calledngīn(IPA:[ŋiːn])

Wolofngōn

Position in word	Isolated	Final	Medial	Initial
Glyph form: (Help)	ݝ‎	ـݝ‎	ـݝـ‎	ݝـ‎

This letter is also derived fromghayn.Calledngōn(IPA:[ŋɔːn]), it is used in theWolofal Alpha betto represent/ŋ/in theWolof language.^[2]^[3]Two variants ofkāfwere also used:ڭ‎ as in Turkic, andݤ‎‎ below.

Position in word	Isolated	Final	Medial	Initial
Glyph form: (Help)	ݤ‎	ـݤ‎	ـݤـ‎	ݤـ‎

Sindhingāf

Position in word	Isolated	Final	Medial	Initial
Glyph form: (Help)	ڱ‎‎‎	ـڱ‎‎‎	ـڱ‎‎ـ‎	ڱ‎‎ـ‎

Derived from the Perso-Arabicgāf(گ) and calledngāf[ŋäːf],is used inSindhifor/ŋ/when written in the Arabic script.

Tamilnga

Position in word	Isolated	Final	Medial	Initial
Glyph form: (Help)	ࢳ‎	ـࢳ‎	ـࢳـ‎	ࢳـ‎

This letter is also derived fromghayn,with three dots inside the descender, to represent/ŋ/in theArwiscript used forTamil.

References

^Daftar Kata Bahasa Melayu Rumi-Sebutan-Jawi, Dewan Bahasa Pustaka, 5th printing, 2006.
^Priest, Lorna A; Hosken, Martin;SIL International(12 August 2010)."Proposal to add Arabic script characters for African and Asian languages"(PDF).pp. 13–18, 34–37.
^Currah, Galien (26 August 2015)ORTHOGRAPHE WOLOFAL.Link(Archive)

[1] Daftar Kata Bahasa Melayu Rumi-Sebutan-Jawi, Dewan Bahasa Pustaka, 5th printing, 2006.

[proposal-2] Priest, Lorna A; Hosken, Martin;SIL International(12 August 2010)."Proposal to add Arabic script characters for African and Asian languages"(PDF).pp. 13–18, 34–37.

[Currah-3] Currah, Galien (26 August 2015)ORTHOGRAPHE WOLOFAL.Link(Archive)

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