Nj (letter)
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NJ (nj in lower case) is a letter present in many Slavic languages such as Croatian, Serbian and Macedonian (the latter two in their latinic forms). It represents (IPA) /ɲ/]. For example, the word "konj" is pronounced /koɲ/. Most languages containing the letter nj in the alphabet are phonetic, which means that every character represents one sound. In this case, joining the letters N and J creates a new letter and represents a different sound. Like its Latin counterpart, the Cyrillic alphabet has a specific symbol: Њ.
The sound has equivalents in other European languages: in Portuguese it is the combination nh, in Spanish it is the single letter ñ while in Italian it is gn.
Ljudevit Gaj first used this digraph in 1830.
It is also used in some African languages where it represents /nʒ/ or /ⁿʒ/.
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| Aa | Bb | Cc | Dd | Ee | Ff | Gg | Hh | Ii | Jj | Kk | Ll | Mm | Nn | Oo | Pp | Rr | Ss | Tt | Uu | Vv | Ww | Xx | Yy | Zz | |
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