Voiced palatal nasal
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Voiced alveolo-palatal nasal
n̠ʲ
ɲ̟
ȵ

The voiced palatal nasal is a type of consonant used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɲ⟩,[1] a lowercase letter n with a leftward-pointing tail protruding from the bottom of the left stem of the letter. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is J. The IPA symbol ⟨ɲ⟩ is visually similar to ⟨ɳ ⟩, the symbol for the retroflex nasal, which has a rightward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of the right stem, and to ⟨ŋ⟩, the symbol for the velar nasal, which has a leftward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of the right stem.

The IPA symbol derives from ⟨n⟩ and ⟨j⟩, ⟨n⟩ for nasality and ⟨j⟩ denoting palatal.[2] In Spanish and languages whose writing systems are influenced by Spanish orthography, it is represented by the letter ⟨ñ⟩, called eñe ("enye"). In French and Italian orthographies the sound is represented by the digraph ⟨gn⟩. Occitan uses the digraph ⟨nh⟩, the source of the same Portuguese digraph called ene-agá (lit. 'en-aitch'), used thereafter by languages whose writing systems are influenced by Portuguese orthography, such as Vietnamese.[3][4] In Catalan, Hungarian and many African languages, as Swahili or Dinka, the digraph ⟨ny⟩ is used. In Albanian and some countries that used to be Yugoslavia, the digraph (Nj) is used, and sometimes, for the languages with the Cyrillic script that used to be part of Yugoslavia, uses the (Њњ) Cyrillic ligature that might be part of the official alphabet. In Czech and Slovak, /ɲ/ is represented by letter ⟨ň⟩ whilst Kashubian and Polish uses ⟨ń⟩.

The voiced alveolo-palatal nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some oral languages. There is no dedicated symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound. If more precision is desired, it may be transcribed ⟨n̠ʲ⟩ or ⟨ɲ̟⟩; these are essentially equivalent, since the contact includes both the blade and body (but not the tip) of the tongue. There is a non-IPA letter U+0235 ȵ ; ⟨ȵ⟩ (⟨n⟩, plus the curl found in the symbols for alveolo-palatal sibilant fricatives ⟨ɕ, ʑ⟩) is used especially in Sinological circles.

The alveolo-palatal nasal is commonly described as palatal; it is often unclear whether a language has a true palatal or not. Many languages claimed to have a palatal nasal, such as Portuguese, actually have an alveolo-palatal nasal. This is likely true of several of the languages listed here. Some dialects of Irish as well as some non-standard dialects of Malayalam are reported to contrast alveolo-palatal and palatal nasals.[5][6]

There is also a post-palatal nasal (also called pre-velar, fronted velar etc.) in some languages. Palatal nasals are more common than the palatal stops [c, ɟ].[7]

Features

Features of the voiced palatal nasal:

  • Its manner of articulation is occlusive, which means it is produced by obstructing airflow in the vocal tract. Because the consonant is also nasal, the blocked airflow is redirected through the nose.
  • Its place of articulation is palatal, which means it is articulated with the middle or back part of the tongue raised to the hard palate.
  • Its phonation is voiced, which means the vocal cords vibrate during the articulation.
  • It is a nasal consonant, which means air is allowed to escape through the nose, either exclusively (nasal stops) or in addition to through the mouth.
  • It is a central consonant, which means it is produced by directing the airstream along the center of the tongue, rather than to the sides.
  • The airstream mechanism is pulmonic, which means it is articulated by pushing air solely with the intercostal muscles and abdominal muscles, as in most sounds.

Occurrence

Palatal or alveolo-palatal

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
!Kung[8]——Represented by ⟨ny⟩
Albaniannjë[ɲə]'one'
Amharic ዘጠኝ / zäṭäňň [zɛtʼɛɲ] 'nine'
Aranda——Alveolo-palatal and dento-alveolo-palatal.[9]
Asturiancabaña[kaˈβaɲa]'hut'See Asturian phonology
Basqueandereño[än̪d̪e̞ɾe̞ɲo̞]'female teacher'
Bengali[10]মিঞা/miña[miɲɑ]'mister'
Burmese[10]ညာ/nya[ɲà]'right(-hand side)'Contrasts with the voiceless palatal nasal /ɲ̥/.
Catalan[11]any[ˈaɲ̟]'year'Alveolo-palatal or palatal.[9] See Catalan phonology
Czechkůň[kuːɲ]'horse'May be intermediate between palatal and alveolo-palatal.[6] See Czech phonology
Dinkanyɔt[ɲɔt]'very'
Dutch[12]oranje[oˈrɑɲə]'orange'Not all dialects. See Dutch phonology
EnglishMalay dialectcanyon[kɛɲən]'canyon'Common in Malay, allophone of /nj/.
Frenchoignon[ɔ.ɲɔ̃]ⓘ'onion'See French phonology
Galician[13]viño[ˈbiɲo]'wine'See Galician phonology
Greekπρωτοχρονιά / prōtochroniá[pro̞to̞xro̞ˈɲ̟ɐ]'New Year's Day'Alveolo-palatal.[14] See Modern Greek phonology
Haketia[15] [ru.ha.ˈɲi] 'spiritual' In free variation with [n] when immediately before [i].[15]
Hindustani Hindi पञ्छी/पंछी/pañchī [pəɲ.t͡ʃʰiː] 'bird' Usually written in Urdu with [n], and usually with anuswar in Devanagari, written here with the dead consonant to demonstrate proper spelling. See Hindustani phonology
Urdu پنچھی/pañchī
Hungarian[16]anya[ˈɒɲɒ]'mother'Alveolo-palatal with alveolar contact.[9] See Hungarian phonology
ItalianStandardbagno[ˈbäɲːo]'bath'Postalveolo-prepalatal.[17] See Italian phonology
Romanesco dialectniente[ˈɲːɛn̪t̪e]'nothing'
Irish[5]inné[əˈn̠ʲeː]'yesterday'Irish contrasts alveolo-palatal /n̠ʲ/, palatal/palatovelar /ɲ/, velar /ŋ/ and, in some dialects, palatalized alveolar /nʲ/.[18][19][20][5] See Irish phonology
Japanese[21]庭 / niwa[ɲ̟iɰᵝa̠]'garden'Alveolar or dento-alveolar.[9] See Japanese phonology
Khasibseiñ[bsɛɲ]'snake'
Khmerពេញ / pénh[pɨɲ]'full'See Khmer phonology
Korean저녁 / jeonyeok[t͡ɕʌɲ̟ʌk̚]'evening'Alveolo-palatal. See Korean phonology
Kurdish Southern یانزه/yanyza [jäːɲzˠa] 'eleven' See Kurdish phonology
Latvianmākoņains[maːkuɔɲains]'cloudy'See Latvian phonology
Macedonianчешање/češanje[ˈt͡ʃɛʃaɲɛ]'itching'See Macedonian phonology
Malagasy[9]——Palatal.
Malaybanyak/باڽق [bäɲäʔ]'a lot'Does not occur as a syllable-final coda. Allophone of /n/ before /t͡ʃ/ and /d͡ʒ/ so /punt͡ʃak/ 'peak' is read as [puɲt͡ʃäʔ], not *[punt͡ʃäʔ]. See Malay phonology
Malayalam[22]ഞാൻ/ñān[ɲäːn]'I'
Mandarin Sichuanese 女人/nyü3 ren2 [nʲy˨˩˦ zən˧˥] ‘women’ Alveolo-palatal
Mapudungun[23]ñachi[ɲɜˈt͡ʃɪ]'spiced blood'
North FrisianMooringfliinj[ˈfliːɲ]'to fly'
NorwegianNorthern[24]mann[mɑɲː]'man'See Norwegian phonology
Southern[24]
OccitanNorthernPolonha[puˈluɲo̞]'Poland'Simultaneous alveolo-palatal and dento-alveolar or dento-alveolo-palatal.[9] See Occitan phonology
Southern
Gasconbanh[baɲ]'bath'
Polish[25]koń[kɔɲ̟]ⓘ'horse'Alveolo-palatal. May be replaced by a nasal palatal approximant in coda position or before fricatives. See Polish phonology
PortugueseMany dialects[26]Sônia[ˈsõ̞n̠ʲɐ]'Sonia'Possible realization of post-stressed /ni/ plus vowel.
Brazilian[26][27]sonhar[sõ̞ˈɲaɾ]'to dream'Central palatal, not the same that /ʎ/ which is pre-palatal.[28] May instead be approximant[29][30] in Brazil and Africa. May be pronounced [soj̃'ŋ̚ja(ɹ)]. See Portuguese phonology
European[31]arranhar[ɐʁɐ̃ˈn̠ʲaɾ]'to scratch'Dento-alveolo-palatal.[9]
Quechuañuqa[ˈɲɔqɑ]'I'
RomanianTransylvanian dialects[32]câine[ˈkɨɲe̞]'dog'Alveolo-palatal.[32] corresponds to [n] in standard Romanian. See Romanian phonology
Scottish Gaelic[33]seinn[ʃeiɲ̟]'sing'Alveolo-palatal. See Scottish Gaelic phonology
Serbo-Croatian[34]њој / njoj / ٮٛۉي[ɲ̟ȏ̞j]'to her'Alveolo-palatal. See Serbo-Croatian phonology
Slovakpečeň[ˈpɛ̝t͡ʂɛ̝ɲ̟]'liver'Alveolar.[9] See Slovak phonology
Slovene Some speakers, archaic konj [ˈkɔ̂nʲ] 'horse' See Slovene phonology
Spanish[35]español[e̞späˈɲol]'Spanish'Simultaneous alveolo-palatal and dento-alveolar or dento-alveolo-palatal.[9] See Spanish phonology
Swahilinyama/نْيَامَ[ɲɑmɑ]'meat'
Tamil ஞாயிறு/ñāyiru [ɲaːjiru] 'Sunday' Alveolo-palatal.[36] See Tamil phonology
Toki Pona Some speakers linja [ˈliɲ.(j)a] 'line'
Tyapnyam[ɲam]'animal'
Ukrainianтінь/tin'[t̪ʲin̠ʲ]'shadow'Alveolo-palatal. See Ukrainian phonology
West Frisian njonken [ˈɲoŋkən] 'next to' Phonemically /nj/. See West Frisian phonology
VietnameseHanoinhanh / 𨗜[ȵajŋ̟˧]'agile, to run fast, vivacious'"Laminoalveolar".[37] See Vietnamese phonology
Ha Tinhnhanh / 𨗜[ɲɛɲ˧˥˧]
Wolofñaan/ݧَانْ‎
Wu Shanghainese 女人/nyú nyǐnh [n̠ʲy˩˧ n̠ʲɪɲ˥˨] 'women' Alveolo-palatal
Yiꑌ / nyi[n̠ʲi˧]'sit'Alveolo-palatal.
Zuluinyoni[iɲ̟óːni]'bird'Alveolo-palatal.[9]

Post-palatal

LanguageWordIPAMeaningNotes
GermanStandard[38]gängig[ˈɡ̟ɛŋ̟ɪç]'common'Allophone of /ŋ/ before and after front vowels;[38] the example also illustrates [ɡ̟]. See Standard German phonology
Lithuanian[39]menkė[ˈmʲæŋ̟k̟eː]'cod'Allophone of /n/ before palatalized velars;[39] typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨ŋʲ⟩. See Lithuanian phonology
Mapudungun[23]dañe[ˈθɐɲe̞]'nest'
Polish[40][41]węgiel[ˈvɛŋ̟ɡ̟ʲɛl]'coal'Allophone of /n/ before /kʲ, ɡʲ/.[40][41] See Polish phonology
Romanian[42]anchetă[äŋ̟ˈk̟e̞t̪ə]'inquiry'Allophone of /n/ used before the palatalized allophones of /k, ɡ/.[42] Typically transcribed in IPA with ⟨ŋʲ⟩. See Romanian phonology
Turkishrenk[ˈɾeɲc]'color'Allophone of /n/ before /c/ and /ɟ/. See Turkish phonology
Uzbek[43]ming[miŋ̟]'thousand'Word-final allophone of /ŋ/ after front vowels.[43]
Hanoi Vietnamesenhanh / 𨗜[ȵajŋ̟˧˧]'agile, to run fast, vivacious'Final allophone of /ɲ/. See Vietnamese phonology
Yanyuwa[44]lhuwanyngu[l̪uwaŋ̟u]'strip of turtle fat'Post-palatal; contrasts with post-velar [ŋ̠].[44]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Ladefoged (2005), p. xviii.
  2. ↑ Heselwood (2013), p. 113.
  3. ↑ "Does the current Vietnamese alphabet/script derive from Portuguese or French?". Quora. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  4. ↑ Michaud, Alexis (2010-01-01). ""The origin of the peculiarities of the Vietnamese alphabet": translation of an article by André-Georges Haudricourt". Mon-Khmer Studies.
  5. 1 2 3 Ní Chasaide (1999).
  6. 1 2 Ladefoged & Maddieson (1996), p. 33.
  7. ↑ Ladefoged (2005), p. 163.
  8. ↑ Doke (1925), p. ?.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Recasens (2013), p. 11.
  10. 1 2 Ladefoged & Maddieson (1996), p. 111.
  11. ↑ Carbonell & Llisterri (1992), p. 53.
  12. ↑ Gussenhoven (1992), p. 46.
  13. ↑ Regueira (1996), p. 119.
  14. ↑ Arvaniti (2007), p. 20.
  15. 1 2 Cunha (2009), pp. 42, 43.
  16. ↑ Ladefoged (2005), p. 164.
  17. ↑ Recasens et al. (1993), p. 222.
  18. ↑ Quiggin (1906).
  19. ↑ de Bhaldraithe (1966).
  20. ↑ Mhac an Fhailigh (1968).
  21. ↑ Okada (1999), p. 118.
  22. ↑ Ladefoged (2005), p. 165.
  23. 1 2 Sadowsky et al. (2013), p. 88.
  24. 1 2 Skjekkeland (1997), pp. 105–107.
  25. ↑ Jassem (2003), pp. 103–104.
  26. 1 2 Considerações sobre o status das palato-alveolares em português Archived 2014-04-07 at the Wayback Machine, p. 12.
  27. ↑ Aragão (2009), p. 168.
  28. ↑ Cagliari 1974, p. 77. Citation:Em português, o [ɲ] se aproxima mais do [ŋ] do que do [n]; por isso será classificado como "central" e não como pré-palatal. O [ʎ] em muitas línguas se realiza como "central"; em português, [ʎ] tende a [lj] e se realiza sempre na região prepalatal.
  29. ↑ "Portuguese vinho: diachronic evidence for biphonemic nasal vowels" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  30. ↑ Mattos e Silva (1991), p. 73.
  31. ↑ Cruz-Ferreira (1995), p. 91.
  32. 1 2 Pop (1938), p. 30.
  33. ↑ Oftedal (1956), p. ?.
  34. ↑ Landau et al. (1999), p. 67.
  35. ↑ Martínez-Celdrán, Fernández-Planas & Carrera-Sabaté (2003), p. 255.
  36. ↑ Keane, Elinor (2004). "Tamil". Journal of the International Phonetic Association. 34 (1): 111–116. doi:10.1017/S0025100304001549.
  37. ↑ Thompson (1959), pp. 460.
  38. 1 2 Krech et al. (2009), pp. 49, 97.
  39. 1 2 Ambrazas et al. (1997), p. 36.
  40. 1 2 Gussmann (1974), pp. 107, 111, 114.
  41. 1 2 Ostaszewska & Tambor (2000), pp. 35, 41, 86.
  42. 1 2 Sarlin (2014), p. 17.
  43. 1 2 Sjoberg (1963), p. 12.
  44. 1 2 Ladefoged & Maddieson (1996), pp. 34–35.

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