| Voiced retroflex nasal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ɳ | |||
| IPA Number | 117 | ||
| Audio sample | |||
| Encoding | |||
| Entity (decimal) | ɳ | ||
| Unicode (hex) | U+0273 | ||
| X-SAMPA | n` | ||
| Braille |   | ||
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The voiced retroflex nasal is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is ⟨ɳ ⟩, and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is n`.
Like all the retroflex consonants, the IPA symbol is formed by adding a rightward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of an en (the letter used for the corresponding alveolar consonant). It is similar to ⟨ɲ⟩, the letter for the palatal nasal, which has a leftward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of the left stem, and to ⟨ŋ⟩, the letter for the velar nasal, which has a leftward-pointing hook extending from the bottom of the right stem.