En-ge
En-ge is a letter of the Cyrillic script used only in non-Slavic languages. The shape of the letter originated as a ligature of the Cyrillic letters en and ge, but en-ge is used as a separate letter in alphabets.
En-ge is used in the alphabets of the Altai languages, Meadow [Mari language|Meadow Mari], Tundra Yukaghir and Yakut. In all of these languages, it represents the voiced [velar nasal], like the pronunciation of 〈ng〉 in "sing".
En-ge was also used in two 19th-century alphabets for Aleut.
Ҥ is romanized using Ṅ, Ng, or even Ŋ.
Computing codes
Related letters and other similar characters
- Ң ң : [Ң|Cyrillic letter en with descender]
- Ӈ ӈ : Cyrillic letter en with hook
- Ŋ ŋ : Latin letter eng
- Ꞑ ꞑ : Latin letter n with descender
- ?: Hauptstimme