"ng" meaning in Maori

See ng in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Character

IPA: /ŋ/, [ŋ], [n] (note: in Tūhoe dialect), [k] (note: historically in the South Island) Forms: Ng [uppercase]
Head templates: {{head|mi|letter|upper case|Ng}} ng (upper case Ng)
  1. The nineteenth letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script. Tags: letter
    Sense id: en-ng-mi-character-~NLgIrkg Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 15 entries, Pages with entries
     
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ng",
      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "letter",
        "3": "upper case",
        "4": "Ng"
      },
      "expansion": "ng (upper case Ng)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 15 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The nineteenth letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script."
      ],
      "id": "en-ng-mi-character-~NLgIrkg",
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[n]",
      "note": "in Tūhoe dialect"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[k]",
      "note": "historically in the South Island"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Ng",
      "tags": [
        "uppercase"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "letter",
        "3": "upper case",
        "4": "Ng"
      },
      "expansion": "ng (upper case Ng)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "character",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
        "Maori lemmas",
        "Maori letters",
        "Maori terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages with 15 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The nineteenth letter of the Maori alphabet, written in the Latin script."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "letter",
          "letter"
        ],
        [
          "alphabet",
          "alphabet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "letter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ŋ]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[n]",
      "note": "in Tūhoe dialect"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[k]",
      "note": "historically in the South Island"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ng"
}

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