See ɴ on Wiktionary
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"text": "velar dental click ⟨ᶰǀ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰʇ⟩),\nvelar alveolar click ⟨ᶰǃ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰʗ⟩),\nvelar palatal click ⟨ᶰǂ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰ𝼋⟩),\nvelar lateral click ⟨ᶰǁ⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰʖ⟩),\nvelar bilabial click ⟨ᶰʘ⟩,\nvelar retroflex click ⟨ᶰ𝼊⟩ or ad hoc ⟨ᶰ‼⟩ (old-style ⟨ᶰψ⟩)."
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"text": "See also ⟨ᵑ⟩, ⟨𐞒⟩, ⟨𐞥⟩."
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