Ng (Arabic letter)
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ڭݣ | |
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Writing system | Arabic script |
Type | Abjad |
Language of origin | Ottoman Turkish |
Sound values | [ŋ] |
InUnicode | U+0763, U+06AD |
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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 |
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ݣ | ـݣ | ـݣـ | ݣـ |
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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ڭ | ـڭ | ـڭـ | ڭـ |
Usage
[edit]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/
[edit]Southeast Asiannga
[edit]Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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ڠ | ـڠ | ـڠـ | ڠـ |
This letter, derived fromghayn(غ), is used to represent/ŋ/in:
- theJawi script,[1]for
- thePegon script,for
- Arabic Afrikaans,forAfrikaanshistorically, calledngīn(IPA:[ŋiːn])
Wolofngōn
[edit]Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
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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 |
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ݤ | ـݤ | ـݤـ | ݤـ |
Sindhingāf
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ڱ | ـڱ | ـڱـ | ڱـ |
Derived from the Perso-Arabicgāf(گ) and calledngāf[ŋäːf],is used inSindhifor/ŋ/when written in the Arabic script.
Tamilnga
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ࢳ | ـࢳ | ـࢳـ | ࢳـ |
This letter is also derived fromghayn,with three dots inside the descender, to represent/ŋ/in theArwiscript used forTamil.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^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)