ɴ

ɴ U+0274, ɴ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL N ← ɳ [U+0273] IPA Extensions ɵ → [U+0275]

ᶰ U+1DB0, ᶰ MODIFIER LETTER SMALL CAPITAL N ← ᶯ [U+1DAF] Phonetic Extensions Supplement ᶱ → [U+1DB1]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA

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Symbol

ɴ

1. (IPA) uvular nasal

   (superscript, on a click consonant) A nasal uvular click; specifically:

   velar dental click ⟨ᶰǀ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰʇ⟩),

   velar alveolar click ⟨ᶰǃ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰʗ⟩),

   velar palatal click ⟨ᶰǂ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰ𝼋⟩),

   velar lateral click ⟨ᶰǁ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰʖ⟩),

   velar bilabial click ⟨ᶰʘ⟩,

   velar retroflex click ⟨ᶰ𝼊⟩ or ad hoc ⟨ᶰ‼⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰψ⟩).

   Placement after the click letter – e.g. ⟨ǂᶰ⟩ – may imply an audible uvular release.

   See also ⟨ᵑ⟩, ⟨𐞒⟩, ⟨𐞥⟩.

2. (UPA) devoiced alveolar nasal ([n̥] in the IPA)
3. (obsolete, pre-1900 IPA) Used to represent either a palatal nasal [ɲ] or a velar nasal [ŋ].