is the IPA symbol for the Voiced Palatal Nasal, a voiced palatal nasal vowel. It appears in 99 of 500 languages (20% cross-linguistic frequency).

Voiced Palatal Nasal

Vowel · voiced

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Languages using this sound 99 / 500
Cross-linguistic frequency 20%

Found in a minority of languages.

Type vowel

Articulation

Every speech sound is defined by three properties: its class (consonant, vowel, or tone), its place of articulation (where in the vocal tract it is formed — lips, teeth, palate, etc.), its manner (how airflow is controlled — stopped, funneled into a fricative, channeled through the nose), and its voicing (whether the vocal cords vibrate during production).

Class
Vowel
Voicing
Voiced
Place
Palatal
Manner
Nasal

Languages using this sound

This sound appears in 99 of the 500 languages in our database. Languages that use a sound only in loanwords or in rare, specialized contexts are marked as marginal (*) — the sound exists but is not a core part of the phonological system. Click any language to view its full sound inventory.

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