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[[Image:Latin alphabet Njnj.png|right|frame|Majuscule and minuscule {{Unicode|'''Nj'''}} in sans-serif and serif fonts.]] |
[[Image:Latin alphabet Njnj.png|right|frame|Majuscule and minuscule {{Unicode|'''Nj'''}} in sans-serif and serif fonts.]] |
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'''Nj''' ('''nj''' in [[lower case]]) is a letter present in [[South Slavic language]]s such as the [[Gaj's Latin alphabet|Latin-alphabet version]] of [[Serbo-Croatian language|Serbo-Croatian]] and in [[Romanization of Macedonian|romanised]] [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]. It is also used in the [[Albanian language|Albanian]] [[Albanian alphabet|alphabet]]. In all of these languages, it represents the [[palatal nasal]] {{IPA|/ɲ/}}. It is pronounced as Dom Péri'''gn'''on. For example, the Croatian word ''konj'' is pronounced {{IPA|/koɲ/}}. |
'''Nj''' ('''nj''' in [[lower case]]) is a letter present in [[South Slavic language]]s such as the [[Gaj's Latin alphabet|Latin-alphabet version]] of [[Serbo-Croatian language|Serbo-Croatian]] and in [[Romanization of Macedonian|romanised]] [[Macedonian language|Macedonian]]. It is also used in the [[Albanian language|Albanian]] [[Albanian alphabet|alphabet]]. In all of these languages, it represents the [[palatal nasal]] {{IPA|/ɲ/}}. It is pronounced as Dom Péri'''gn'''on. For example, the Croatian and Serbian word ''konj'' is pronounced {{IPA|/koɲ/}}. |
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Other letters and digraphs of the [[Latin alphabet]] used for spelling this sound are ''[[ń]]'' (in [[Polish language|Polish]]), ''[[ň]]'' (in [[Czech language|Czech]] and [[Slovakian language|Slovakian]]), ''[[ñ]]'' (in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]), ''[[Nh (digraph)|nh]]'' (in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]), ''[[Gn (digraph)|gn]]'' (in [[Italian language|Italian]]), and ''[[Ny (digraph)|ny]]'' (in [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], among others). The [[Cyrillic alphabet]] also includes a specific symbol, constructed in a similar fashion as '''nj''': [[Nje|Њ]]. |
Other letters and digraphs of the [[Latin alphabet]] used for spelling this sound are ''[[ń]]'' (in [[Polish language|Polish]]), ''[[ň]]'' (in [[Czech language|Czech]] and [[Slovakian language|Slovakian]]), ''[[ñ]]'' (in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]), ''[[Nh (digraph)|nh]]'' (in [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]), ''[[Gn (digraph)|gn]]'' (in [[Italian language|Italian]]), and ''[[Ny (digraph)|ny]]'' (in [[Hungarian language|Hungarian]], among others). The [[Cyrillic alphabet]] also includes a specific symbol, constructed in a similar fashion as '''nj''': [[Nje|Њ]]. |
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Revision as of 16:12, 16 September 2008
Nj (nj in lower case) is a letter present in South Slavic languages such as the Latin-alphabet version of Serbo-Croatian and in romanised Macedonian. It is also used in the Albanian alphabet. In all of these languages, it represents the palatal nasal /ɲ/. It is pronounced as Dom Pérignon. For example, the Croatian and Serbian word konj is pronounced /koɲ/.
Other letters and digraphs of the Latin alphabet used for spelling this sound are ń (in Polish), ň (in Czech and Slovakian), ñ (in Spanish), nh (in Portuguese), gn (in Italian), and ny (in Hungarian, among others). The Cyrillic alphabet also includes a specific symbol, constructed in a similar fashion as nj: Њ.
In Faroese, it generally represents /ɲ/, although in some words it represent /nj/, like in banjo.
Ljudevit Gaj first used this digraph in 1830.
It is also used in some languages of Africa and Oceania where it represents a prenazalized voiced postalveolar affricate or fricative, /ⁿdʒ/ or /ⁿʒ/.