Voiced velar nasal

The voiced velar nasal, also known as agma, from the Greek word for 'fragment', is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. It is the sound of ng in English sing. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ŋ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is N. The IPA symbol ⟨ŋ⟩ is similar to ⟨ɳ⟩, the symbol for the retroflex nasal, which has a rightward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of the right stem, and to ⟨ɲ⟩, the symbol for the palatal nasal, which has a leftward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of the left stem. Both the IPA symbol and the sound are commonly called 'eng' or 'engma'.

"Velar nasal" redirects here. For the voiceless consonant, see Voiceless velar nasal.
Voiced velar nasal
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As a phoneme, the velar nasal does not occur in many of the indigenous languages of the Americas or in many European or Middle Eastern or Caucasian languages, but it is extremely common in Australian Aboriginal languages and is also common in many languages of Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia and Polynesia. While almost all languages have /m/ and /n/, /ŋ/ is rarer.[1] Only half of the 469 languages surveyed in Anderson (2008) had a velar nasal phoneme; as a further curiosity, a large proportion of them limits its occurrence to the syllable coda. In many languages that do not have the velar nasal as a phoneme, it occurs as an allophone of /n/ before velar consonants. An example of it used this way is the English word ingredient, which can be pronounced as either [ɪnˈɡriːdiənt] or [ɪŋˈɡriːdiənt].

An example of a language that lacks a phonemic or allophonic velar nasal is Russian, in which /n/ is pronounced as laminal denti-alveolar [n̪] even before velar consonants.[2]

Some languages have the pre-velar nasal,[3] which is articulated slightly more front compared with the place of articulation of the prototypical velar nasal, though not as front as the prototypical palatal nasal - see that article for more information.

Conversely, some languages have the post-velar nasal,[4] which is articulated slightly behind the place of articulation of a prototypical velar nasal, though not as back as the prototypical uvular nasal.

Features

Features of the voiced velar nasal:

  • Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Because the consonant is also nasal, the blocked airflow is redirected through the nose.
  • Its phonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
  • It is a nasal consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the nose, either exclusively (nasal stops) or in addition to through the mouth.
  • It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.

Occurrence
LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
Albanianngaqë[ŋɡacə]'because'
Aleut[5]chaang[tʃɑːŋ]'five'
ArabicStandardإنكار‎[ʔɪŋˈkʰɑːr]'denial'Allophone of /n/ before /k/; more commonly realized as [n].
Hejazi مــنــقل‎ [mɪŋɡal] 'brazier' Allophone of /n/ before velar stops. See Hejazi Arabic phonology
ArmenianEastern[6]ընկեր[əŋˈkɛɾ]'friend'Allophone of /n/ before velar consonants
Assameseৰং[rɔŋ]'color'
BambaraŋonI[ŋoni]'guitar'
Bashkirмең / meñ[mɪ̞ŋ] 'one thousand'
Basquehanka[haŋka]'leg'
Bengaliরঙ[rɔŋ]'colour'
Bulgarian[7]тънко[ˈtɤŋko]'thin'
Catalan[8]sang[ˈsaŋ(k)]'blood'See Catalan phonology
Chamorrongånga'[ŋɑŋaʔ]'duck'
ChineseCantonese昂[ŋɔːŋ˩]'raise'See Cantonese phonology
Eastern Min疑[ŋi]'suspect'
Gan牙[ŋa]'tooth'
Hakka我[ŋai]'I'
Mandarin北京[peɪ˨˩tɕiŋ˥]'Beijing'Restricted to the syllable coda. See Mandarin phonology
Northern Min外[ŋui]'outside'
Southern Min黃[ŋ̍]'yellow'Only in colloquial speech.
Sichuanese我[ŋɔ]'I'
Wu五[ŋ˩˧]'five'
Xiang熬[ŋau]'to boil'
Yuci dialect of Jin我[ŋie]'I'
Chukchiӈыроӄ[ŋəɹoq]'three'
Czechtank[taŋk]'tank'See Czech phonology
Dinkaŋa[ŋa]'who'
Danishsang[sɑŋˀ]'song'See Danish phonology
Dutch[9]angst[ɑŋst]'fear'See Dutch phonology
Englishsing[sɪŋ]'sing'Restricted to the syllable coda. See English phonology
Faroeseong[ɔŋk]'meadow'
Fijiangone[ˈŋone]'child'
Filipinongayón[ŋaˈjon]'now'
Finnishkangas[ˈkɑŋːɑs]'cloth'Occurs in native vocabulary only intervocally (as a geminate) and before /k/. See Finnish phonology
French[10]Standardcamping[kɑ̃piŋ]'camping'Occurs only in words borrowed from English or Chinese. See French phonology
Southern Francepain[pɛŋ]'bread'For many speakers, [ŋ] acts as a substitute for the nasalization of the preceding vowel, which may still be partially nasal. It is one of the most typical traits of varieties of French influenced by an Occitan substrate.
Galicianunha[ˈuŋa]'one' (f.)
Germanlang[laŋ]'long'See Standard German phonology
Greekάγχος / anchos['aŋxo̞s]'Stress'See Modern Greek phonology
HebrewStandardאנגלית‎[aŋɡˈlit]'English language'Allophone of /n/ before velar stops. See Modern Hebrew phonology
Sephardiעין[ŋaˈjin]'Ayin'See Sephardi Hebrew
Hiligaynonbuang[bu'äŋ]'crazy/mentally unstable'
Hindustani Hindi रंग [rəŋ] 'color' See Hindustani phonology
Urdu رن٘گ‎
Fiji Hindustani Rang
Hungarianing[iŋɡ]'shirt'Allophone of /n/. See Hungarian phonology
Icelandicgöng[ˈkœy̯ŋk]'tunnel'See Icelandic phonology
Indonesianbangun[bäŋʊn]'wake up'
Inuktitutᐴᙳᐆᖅ / puunnguuq[puːŋŋuːq]'dog'
Inuvialuktunqamnguiyuaq[qamŋuijuaq]'snores'
Irisha nglór[ˌə̃ ˈŋl̪ˠoːɾˠ]'their voice'Occurs word-initially as a result of the consonantal mutation eclipsis. See Irish phonology
Italian[11]anche[ˈaŋke]'also'Allophone of /n/ before /k/ and /ɡ/. See Italian phonology
Itelmenқниң[qniŋ]'one'
JapaneseStandard南極 / nankyoku[naŋkʲokɯ]'the South Pole'See Japanese phonology
Eastern dialects[12]鍵 / kagi[kaŋi]'key'
Kagayanen[13]manang[manaŋ]'older sister'
Kazakhмың / myń[məŋ]'thousand'
Kyrgyzмиң[miŋ]
Ketаяң[ajaŋ]'to damn'
Khasingap[ŋap]'honey'
Korean성에 / seonge[sʌŋe]'window frost'See Korean phonology
Kurdish Northern ceň [dʒɛŋ] 'war' See Kurdish phonology
Central جه‌نگ
Southern
Luxembourgish[14]keng[kʰæŋ]'nobody'See Luxembourgish phonology
Macedonianaнглиски[ˈaŋɡliski]'English'Occurs occasionally as an allophone of /n/ before /k/ and /ɡ/. See Macedonian phonology
Lugandaŋaaŋa[ŋɑːŋɑ]'hornbill'
Malaybangun[bäŋon]'wake up'
Malayalam[5]മാങ്ങ[maːŋŋɐ]'mango'
Māori[15]ngā[ŋaː]'the'
Marathiरंग[rəŋə]'colour'See Marathi phonology
Mariеҥ[jeŋ]'human'
Nepaliनङ [nʌŋ]'nail'See Nepali phonology
Nganasanӈаӈ[ŋaŋ]'mouth'
Nivkhңамг[ŋamɡ]'seven'
North FrisianMooringkåchelng[ˈkɔxəlŋ]'stove'
Norwegiangang[ɡɑŋ]'hallway'See Norwegian phonology
Panjabi Gurmukhi ਰੰਗ [rəŋ] 'color'
Shahmukhi رنگ‎
Persianرنگ‎[ræːŋ]See Persian phonology
Pipilnemanha[nemaŋa]'later'
Polish[16]bank[bäŋk]'bank'Allophone of /n/ before /k, ɡ, x/; post-palatal before /kʲ, ɡʲ/.[17][18] See Polish phonology
Portuguesemanga[ˈmɐ̃(ŋ)ɡɐ]'mango'Occurs occasionally in slow, careful speech, as an allophone of /n/ before /ɡ/ and /k/, when the speaker does not delete the /n/ by fusing it with the preceding vowel.
OccitanProvençalvin[viŋ]'wine'
Rapanuihanga[haŋa]'bay'Sometimes written ⟨g⟩ in Rapanui
RomanianȚara Moților Transylvanian[19]câine[kɨŋi]'dog'Corresponds to [n] in standard Romanian. See Romanian phonology
Serbo-Croatian[20]станка / stanka[stâːŋka]'pause'Allophone of /n/ before /k, ɡ, x/.[20] See Serbo-Croatian phonology
Sericomcáac[koŋˈkaak]'Seri people'
Shonananga[ŋaŋɡa]'witch doctor'
Slovenetank[taŋk]'tank'
Spanish[21]All dialectsdomingo[d̪o̞ˈmĩŋɡo̞]'Sunday'Allophone of /n/ before velar stops. See Spanish phonology
Galician Spanish, Andalusian, Canarian, and most Latin American dialectsalquitrán[alkitˈɾaŋ]'tar'Allophone of /n/ in word-final position, either before consonants other than velar stops or vowel-beginning words or before a pause.
Swahiling'ombe[ŋombɛ]'cow'
Swedishingenting[ɪŋɛnˈtʰɪŋ]'nothing'See Swedish phonology
Tamilஇங்கே[iŋgeː]'here'
Thaiงาน[ŋaːn]'work'
Tuamotuanrangi / ragi[raŋi]'sky'
Tundra Nenetsӈэва[ŋæewa]'head'
TurkishAnkara[ˈaŋkaɾa]'Ankara'Allophone of /n/ before /k/ and /ɡ/. See Turkish phonology
Turkmenmüň[myŋ]'thousand'
Uzbekming[miŋ]
Venetianman[maŋ]'hand'
Vietnamese[22]ngà[ŋaː˨˩]'ivory'See Vietnamese phonology
Welshrhwng[r̥ʊŋ]'between'
West Frisiankening[ˈkeːnɪŋ]'king'
Xhosaing’ang’ane[iŋaŋaːne]'hadada ibis'
Yiꉢ/nga[ŋa˧]'I'
Yup'ikungungssiq[uŋuŋssiq]'animal'
ZapotecTilquiapan[23]yan[jaŋ]'neck'Word-final allophone of lenis /n/

See also

Notes
  1. Ladefoged (2005), p. 164. The oral counterparts /p, t, k/ are found together in almost all languages
  2. Jones & Ward (1969), p. 160.
  3. Instead of "pre-velar", it can be called "advanced velar", "fronted velar", "front-velar", "palato-velar", "post-palatal", "retracted palatal" or "backed palatal".
  4. Instead of "post-velar", it can be called "retracted velar", "backed velar", "pre-uvular", "advanced uvular" or "fronted uvular".
  5. Ladefoged (2005), p. 165.
  6. Dum-Tragut (2009), p. 19.
  7. Sabev, Mitko. "Bulgarian Sound System". Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  8. Carbonell & Llisterri (1992), p. 53.
  9. Gussenhoven (1992), p. 45.
  10. Wells (1989), p. 44.
  11. Rogers & d'Arcangeli (2004), p. 118.
  12. Okada (1999), p. 118.
  13. Olson et al. (2010), pp. 206–207.
  14. Gilles & Trouvain (2013), pp. 67–68.
  15. Reed (2001).
  16. Jassem (2003), p. 103.
  17. Gussmann (1974), pp. 107, 111 and 114.
  18. Ostaszewska & Tambor (2000), pp. 35, 41 and 86.
  19. Pop (1938), p. 31.
  20. Landau et al. (1999), p. 67
  21. Martínez-Celdrán, Fernández-Planas & Carrera-Sabaté (2003), p. 258.
  22. Thompson (1959), pp. 458–461.
  23. Merrill (2008), p. 109.

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