Ngh (trigraph)

Ngh (trigraph)

Ngh is a trigraph composed of the Latin letters N, G and H.

Usage in Vietnamese

It is also used in Vietnamese for the velar nasal consonant, before the letters "e", "i", and "y". It was previously considered a single letter, but is not currently.

Usage in Welsh

In Welsh, it represents a voiceless velar nasal (a "c" under the nasal mutation).

Usage in Xhosa

In Xhosa, "ngh" represents a murmured velar nasal.


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