En with hook explained
En with hook (Ӈ ӈ; italics:
Ӈ ӈ) is a letter of the
Cyrillic script. Its form is derived from the
Cyrillic letter En (Н н) by adding a hook to the right leg.
En with hook commonly represents the voiced velar nasal pronounced as //ŋ//, like the pronunciation of (ng) in "sing", in Uralic languages.[1]
Usage
En with hook is used in the alphabets of a number of languages of Siberia, including all the Chukotko-Kamchatkan and Samoyedic languages:
Several Uralic languages use the en with hook.[2]
These include:
Other Uralic languages
Other languages
Computing codes
En with Hook has different unicodes for capital and small letters.[4]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Sustaining Indigenous Knowledge: Learning Tools and Community Initiatives for Preserving Endangered Languages and Local Cultural Heritage . 204. 2013. 9783942883122. Bod Third Party Titles. Erich Kasten, Tjeerd de Graaf. February 5, 2023.
- Web site: Request for 2 New Cyrillic Characters for the Khanty and Nenets Languages. . Salminen. Tapani. Anderson. Deborah . 2012. UC Berkeley: Department of Linguistics. . February 5, 2024.
- Web site: Proposal to encode a missing Cyrillic letter pair for the Orok language. Working Group Document. Ilya . Yevlampiev. Karl . Pentzlin. July 6, 2011. February 5, 2024.
- Book: Allen, Julie D.. The Unicode Standard 5.0 - . 610. Unicode Consortium. 2007 . February 5, 2023.