Nga (Javanese) Explained

Nama:	ꦔ
Alias:	nga
Aksara:	Javanese
Fonem:	[ṅ]
Latin:	nga
Unicode:	A994
Pasangan:	Jawa Nga Pasangan.png

is one of syllable in Javanese script that represent the sound /ŋɔ/, /ŋa/. It is transliterated to Latin as "nga", and sometimes in Indonesian orthography as "ngo". It has another form (pasangan), which is, but represented by a single Unicode code point, U+A994.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

Pasangan

Its pasangan form, is located on the bottom side of the previous syllable.

Extended form

The letter doesn't have a murda form.

with a cerek is called I kawi.

Final consonant

cannot became final consonant (e.g.). It is replaced by cecak . For example: - cacing (worm), not

Unicode block

See main article: Javanese (Unicode block). Javanese script was added to the Unicode Standard in October, 2009 with the release of version 5.2.

Notes and References

Campbell, George L. Compendium of the World's Languages. Vol. 1. New York: Routledge, 2000.
Soemarmo, Marmo. "Javanese Script." Ohio Working Papers in Linguistics and Language Teaching 14.Winter (1995): 69-103.
Daniels, Peter T and William Bright. The World's Writing Systems. Ed. Peter T Daniels and William Bright. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.