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'''N with long right leg''' (majuscule: {{lang|lkt|'''Ƞ'''}}, minuscule: {{unicode|'''ƞ'''}}) is a letter of the [[Latin alphabet]], used to represent the [[nasalization]] of [[vowel]] in [[Lakota language|Lakota]]<ref>[http://www.sageandsweetgrass.com/dictionary.aspx Lakota Dictionary], Sage and Sweetgrass, 2008</ref> as defined in the 1982 orthography.<ref>Michael Everson, [http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n2306r.pdf Proposal to add LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH LONG RIGHT LEG to the UCS], 29 November 2000</ref> It should not be confused with {{IPAlink|ŋ}}, the letter used in its place in a more recent Lakota orthography<ref>[http://www.lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/nldo.php New Lakota Dictionary Online], Lakota Language Consortium, 2008-2013</ref> and for a [[velar nasal]] sound in many languages, nor with {{IPAlink|ɳ}} used in IPA for a [[retroflex nasal]]. Its lowercase form is also very similar to the lowercase Greek letter [[eta]] (η) which was used in print when no better glyph was available. In IPA the symbol /ƞ/ was used to transcribe a syllabic [[alveolar nasal]] from 1951 to 1976 but it is now transcribed with /n̩/.


It is encoded in Unicode as {{unichar|0220|LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH LONG RIGHT LEG}} and {{unichar|019E|LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH LONG RIGHT LEG}}.
'''N with long right leg''' (majuscule: '''Ƞ''', minuscule: '''ƞ''') is an obsolete letter of the [[Latin alphabet]] and the [[International Phonetic Alphabet]]. It is encoded in [[Unicode]] as {{unichar|0220|LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH LONG RIGHT LEG}} and {{unichar|019E|LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH LONG RIGHT LEG}}.

{{angle bracket|Ƞ}} was used to represent the [[nasalization]] of vowels in the [[Lakota language]]<ref>[http://www.sageandsweetgrass.com/dictionary.aspx Lakota Dictionary], Sage and Sweetgrass, 2008</ref> in that language's 1982 orthography.<ref>Michael Everson, [http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n2306r.pdf Proposal to add LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH LONG RIGHT LEG to the UCS], 29 November 2000</ref> Later Lakota orthography replaced the letter with {{angle bracket|ŋ}},<ref>[http://www.lakotadictionary.org/phpBB3/nldo.php New Lakota Dictionary Online], Lakota Language Consortium, 2008-2013</ref> a more common letter that represents a [[velar nasal]] sound in many languages.

In the IPA, the letter {{angle bracket|ƞ}} was used from 1951 to 1976 to transcribe a [[Mora (linguistics)|mora]]ic nasal [[homorganic]] with a following consonant, but was removed because it did not indicate a specific phonetic pronunciation and the IPA consists of only glyphs with defined phonetic values. The wildcard letter capital N is often used for something similar today.

{{angle bracket|Ƞ}} is not to be confused with {{angle bracket|ŋ}} or with {{angle bracket|ɳ}}, the latter used in the IPA for a [[retroflex nasal]]. The lowercase form is graphically similar to the lowercase Greek letter [[eta]], {{angle bracket|η}}.


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Latest revision as of 19:57, 23 August 2024

Latin N with long right leg

N with long right leg (majuscule: Ƞ, minuscule: ƞ) is an obsolete letter of the Latin alphabet and the International Phonetic Alphabet. It is encoded in Unicode as U+0220 Ƞ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH LONG RIGHT LEG and U+019E ƞ LATIN SMALL LETTER N WITH LONG RIGHT LEG.

⟨Ƞ⟩ was used to represent the nasalization of vowels in the Lakota language[1] in that language's 1982 orthography.[2] Later Lakota orthography replaced the letter with ⟨ŋ⟩,[3] a more common letter that represents a velar nasal sound in many languages.

In the IPA, the letter ⟨ƞ⟩ was used from 1951 to 1976 to transcribe a moraic nasal homorganic with a following consonant, but was removed because it did not indicate a specific phonetic pronunciation and the IPA consists of only glyphs with defined phonetic values. The wildcard letter capital N is often used for something similar today.

⟨Ƞ⟩ is not to be confused with ⟨ŋ⟩ or with ⟨ɳ⟩, the latter used in the IPA for a retroflex nasal. The lowercase form is graphically similar to the lowercase Greek letter eta, ⟨η⟩.

References

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  1. ^ Lakota Dictionary, Sage and Sweetgrass, 2008
  2. ^ Michael Everson, Proposal to add LATIN CAPITAL LETTER N WITH LONG RIGHT LEG to the UCS, 29 November 2000
  3. ^ New Lakota Dictionary Online, Lakota Language Consortium, 2008-2013