N̈
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"N̈", or "n̈" (referred to as n-diaeresis or n-umlaut) is a grapheme from several minor extended Latin alphabets, the letter N with a diaeresis mark.
It occurs in the orthographies of Jacaltec (a Mayan language), Malagasy (infrequently used), Tol language, and Cape Verdean Creole, in all four cases representing a velar [ŋ]. It is also used in the Boruca language,[1] Nawdm language (where it only exists as a lowercase letter),[2] Jersey Dutch, and Ocaina language.[3][4]
In chemistry, N̈ represents a nitrene.[5]
Encoding
[edit]"N̈" and "n̈" appear in very few languages, so they are not represented on any computer keyboard in any language.
Neither "N̈" nor "n̈" have precomposed forms in the Unicode character set, meaning their only representation is as a combining sequence of a letter "N" (or "n") followed by a combining diaeresis U+0308.
"N̈" and "n̈" are not available as HTML entities.
In popular culture
[edit]The letter is probably best known for its use in the title of the fictional band Spın̈al Tap. Its use there parodies the metal umlaut used gratuitously by several actual bands, such as Blue Öyster Cult, Motörhead, and Mötley Crüe. According to fictional musician David St. Hubbins, "it's like a pair of eyes; you're looking at the umlaut, and it's looking at you".
The video game Borderlands 2 contains a boss named Captain̈ Flyn̈t.
American children's animated series Hanazuki: Full of Treasures logo stylized using umlauts as Han̈azüki.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sánchez Avendaño, Carlos; Porras Cabrera, Leonardo. "Revitalización de una lengua dormida en Costa Rica: Experiencias, retos y dilemas con respecto al Brorán (Térraba)". Living Languages (in Spanish). 1: 261, 276. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ "WƐƐT BUUGU DICTIONNAIRE NAWDM - FRANÇAIS" (PDF). Nawdm ASDM (in French). 2013. p. XI. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ "Resolución Ministerial no 040-2017-MINEDU (Ministerial Resolution number 40-2017)" (PDF). Ministerio de Educación, República del Perú (Ministry of Education, Republic of Peru (in Spanish). January 11, 2017. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ Rincón, Doris Fagua; Seifart, Frank (210). "Morphosyntactic aspects of Ocaina: Between genetic features (Witotoan family) and areal influences". Amazon World. 1: 215–241. doi:10.5113/ma.1.10695. ISSN 2145-5082. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
- ^ Nicolaou, K. C.; Yu, Ruocheng; Rigol, Stephan (2024). Classics in Total Synthesis IV: New Targets, Strategies, Methods. Wiley. p. 612. ISBN 9783527831494. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
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