ɴ

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].