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En with descender

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En with descender
Usage
Writing systemCyrillic
TypeAlphabetic
Sound values[ŋ], [ŋ~ɴ], [ŋ~ŋɡ~ŋk]
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.


En with descender (Ң ң; italics: Ң ң) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. Its form is derived from the Cyrillic letter En (Н н) by adding a descender to the right leg.

It is used in several mostly Turkic languages to represent the voiced velar nasal /ŋ/, like the pronunciation of ⟨ng⟩ in "sing". In some cases, it also represents allophones of /ŋ/, most commonly the voiced uvular nasal /ɴ/.

The Cyrillic letter En with descender is romanized as ⟨ng⟩ or ⟨ñ⟩.

Usage

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The Cyrillic letter En with descender is used in the alphabets of the following languages:

Language Name of letter Sound
Bashkir эң (eñ) [ŋ~ɴ]
Dungan ың (eng) [ŋ]
Kalmyk аң (añ) [ŋ~ŋg~ŋk]
Karakalpak эң (en') [ŋ~ɴ]
Kazakh эң (éñ) [ŋ~ɴ]
Khakas эң/ың [ŋ]
Kyrgyz ың [ŋ~ɴ]
Shor эң [ŋ]
Tatar эң (eñ) [ŋ~ɴ]
Turkmen эң (eň) [ŋ]
Tuvan эң [ŋ]
Uyghur әң (eng) [ŋ~ɴ]

Computing codes

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Character information
Preview Ң ң
Unicode name CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER
EN WITH DESCENDER
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER
EN WITH DESCENDER
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1186 U+04A2 1187 U+04A3
UTF-8 210 162 D2 A2 210 163 D2 A3
Numeric character reference Ң Ң ң ң

See also

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