Heng
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Heng is a letter of the Latin alphabet
, derived from h
combined with something similar to eng
.
It was used word-finally in early transcriptions of Mayan languages
, where it may have represented an uvular
fricative
.
It is sometimes used to write Judeo-Tat.
It has been occasionally used by phonologists to represent a hypothetical phoneme
in English
, which includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophone
s. Normally /h/ and /ŋ/ are considered separate phonemes in English.
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER HENG U+A726 or LATIN SMALL LETTER HENG U+A727 are encoded in Latin Extended-D. A variant form, ɧ, LATIN SMALL LETTER HENG WITH HOOK, is also encoded as part of the IPA Extensions block.
in the International Phonetic Alphabet
Latin alphabet
The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most recognized alphabet used in the world today. It evolved from a western variety of the Greek alphabet called the Cumaean alphabet, which was adopted and modified by the Etruscans who ruled early Rome...
, derived from h
H
H .) is the eighth letter in the basic modern Latin alphabet.-History:The Semitic letter ⟨ח⟩ most likely represented the voiceless pharyngeal fricative . The form of the letter probably stood for a fence or posts....
combined with something similar to eng
Eng (letter)
Eng or engma is a letter of the Latin alphabet, used to represent a velar nasal in the written form of some languages and in the International Phonetic Alphabet.-History:...
.
It was used word-finally in early transcriptions of Mayan languages
Mayan languages
The Mayan languages form a language family spoken in Mesoamerica and northern Central America. Mayan languages are spoken by at least 6 million indigenous Maya, primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, Belize and Honduras...
, where it may have represented an uvular
Uvular consonant
Uvulars are consonants articulated with the back of the tongue against or near the uvula, that is, further back in the mouth than velar consonants. Uvulars may be plosives, fricatives, nasal stops, trills, or approximants, though the IPA does not provide a separate symbol for the approximant, and...
fricative
Fricative consonant
Fricatives are consonants produced by forcing air through a narrow channel made by placing two articulators close together. These may be the lower lip against the upper teeth, in the case of ; the back of the tongue against the soft palate, in the case of German , the final consonant of Bach; or...
.
It is sometimes used to write Judeo-Tat.
It has been occasionally used by phonologists to represent a hypothetical phoneme
Phoneme
In a language or dialect, a phoneme is the smallest segmental unit of sound employed to form meaningful contrasts between utterances....
in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, which includes both [h] and [ŋ] as its allophone
Allophone
In phonology, an allophone is one of a set of multiple possible spoken sounds used to pronounce a single phoneme. For example, and are allophones for the phoneme in the English language...
s. Normally /h/ and /ŋ/ are considered separate phonemes in English.
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER HENG U+A726 or LATIN SMALL LETTER HENG U+A727 are encoded in Latin Extended-D. A variant form, ɧ, LATIN SMALL LETTER HENG WITH HOOK, is also encoded as part of the IPA Extensions block.
See also
, LATIN SMALL LETTER HENG WITH HOOK, is used to represent the voiceless palatal-velar fricativeVoiceless palatal-velar fricative
In Swedish phonology, the sj-sound is a voiceless fricative phoneme found in most dialects. It has a variety of realisations, whose precise phonetic characterisation is a matter of debate...
in the International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet "The acronym 'IPA' strictly refers [...] to the 'International Phonetic Association'. But it is now such a common practice to use the acronym also to refer to the alphabet itself that resistance seems pedantic...