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[[Image:Latin alphabet Njnj.png|right|frame|Majuscule and minuscule '''Nj''' in sans-serif and serif fonts.]] |
[[Image:Latin alphabet Njnj.png|right|frame|Majuscule and minuscule '''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 and Serbian 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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In [[Serbo-Croatian]], the digraph is treated as a single letter, and therefore it has it's own place in the [[alphabet]], takes up only one space in [[crossword puzzle]]s and is written in line in vertical text. However, it is not found on standard [[computer keyboard]]s. |
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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 [[Slovak language|Slovak]]), ''[[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 [[Slovak language|Slovak]]), ''[[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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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/.
In Serbo-Croatian, the digraph is treated as a single letter, and therefore it has it's own place in the alphabet, takes up only one space in crossword puzzles and is written in line in vertical text. However, it is not found on standard computer keyboards.
Other letters and digraphs of the Latin alphabet used for spelling this sound are ń (in Polish), ň (in Czech and Slovak), 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