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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]] and [[Occitan language|Occitan]]), ''[[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]] and [[Occitan language|Occitan]]), ''[[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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In [[Faroese language|Faroese]], it generally represents {{IPA|/ɲ/}}, although in some words it |
In [[Faroese language|Faroese]], it generally represents {{IPA|/ɲ/}}, although in some words it represents {{IPA|/nj/}}, like in ''banjo''. |
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[[Ljudevit Gaj]] first used this digraph in 1830. |
[[Ljudevit Gaj]] first used this digraph in 1830. |
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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 and Occitan), 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 represents /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/. In Malagasy, it represents /ⁿdz/.
See also
- Њ, the Cyrillic version of Nj
- Gaj's Latin alphabet