N

From the Etruscan letter 𐌍 (n, “en”), from the Ancient Greek letter Ν (N, “ny”), derived from the Phoenician letter 𐤍 (n, “nun”), possibly from the Egyptian hieroglyph 𓆓.

N (lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the basic modern Latin alphabet.

• (Latin script):  Aa  Bb  Cc  Dd  Ee  Ff  Gg  Hh  Ii  Jj  Kk  Ll  Mm  Nn  Oo  Pp  Qq  Rr  Sſs  Tt  Uu  Vv  Ww  Xx  Yy  Zz
• (Variations of letter N):  Ńń  Ǹǹ  Ňň  Ññ  Ṅṅ  Ņņ  Ṇṇ  Ṋṋ  Ṉṉ  N̈n̈  Ɲɲ  Ƞƞ  ᵰ  ᶇ  ɳ  ȵ  ɴ  Ｎｎ  Ŋŋ  NJNjnj  NJNjnj

N

1. (chemistry) Symbol for nitrogen.
2. (metrology) Symbol for newton, the SI unit of force.
   • 2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 1261299044, PC, scene: Outlaws: Adhi Codex entry:

     When attacking, adhi drive opponents out of secure positions to make them vulnerable to gunfire or a concerted attack by the rest of the pack. Their jaw strength has been measured in excess of 1900 N, dangerous even when wearing a hardsuit.

3. (biochemistry) IUPAC 1-letter abbreviation for aspargine
4. (physics) electron number
5. (music) Neapolitan chord (usually in first inversion, therefore followed by a superscript six)
6. (linguistics) A wildcard for a nasal consonant (nasal stop)

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  Uppercase and lowercase versions of N, in normal and italic type
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  Uppercase and lowercase N in Fraktur

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N (upper case, lower case n, plural Ns or N's)

1. The fourteenth letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) letter; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The ordinal number fourteenth, derived from this letter of the English alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

• IPA^(key): /ɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɛn

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N

1. (military) navy
2. north (see also n)
3. (linguistics) noun
4. (chess) knight

Abbreviations.

N

1. (stenoscript) the prefix or word-initial sequence inter-, enter-, intr- or entr-.
2. (stenoscript) the sound sequence /(V)ntr/.
3. (stenoscript) Abbreviation of north.

N

1. The eighteenth letter in the Afar alphabet.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, T t, S s, E e, C c, K k, X x, I i, D d, Q q, R r, F f, G g, O o, L l, M m, N n, U u, W w, H h, Y y

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛn/

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Afrikaans alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) letter; Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz

N (plural N'e, diminutive N'etjie)

1. N

N

1. The twenty-fifth letter of the Angami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) Ü ü, Üiüi, A a, Aiai, I i, Ieie, U u, Uouo, E e, Eiei, O o, Ouou, K k, Khkh, G g, Ngng, C c, Chch, J j, Jhjh, Nyny, T t, Thth, D d, N n, Tsts, Tshtsh, Dzdz, P p, Phph, B b, M m, Pfpf, Bvbv, Y y, Yhyh, R r, Rhrh, L l, Lhlh, F f, V v, W w, Whwh, S s, Shsh, Z z, Zhzh, H h

N upper case (lower case n)

1. The twentieth letter of the Azerbaijani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) hərf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, Ə ə, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, X x, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, Q q, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

• IPA^(key): /ene/, [e̞.ne̞]

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Basque alphabet, called ene and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ñ ñ, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ü ü), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

• /n/ is from West Germanic *n.
• /ŋ/ is from West Germanic *ng; in most of Ripuarian from *n after long high vowels and from *nd.

• IPA^(key): /n/, (in ng, nk) /ŋ/

N

1. A letter in the German-based alphabet of Central Franconian.
2. A letter in the Dutch-based alphabet of Central Franconian.

• n

Likely from the mathematical usage of n to denote an arbitrary number. Compare Korean N and Japanese n番煎じ.

N

1. countless; several

   點解我打咗N次都冇人接電話嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   点解我打咗N次都冇人接电话嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   dim² gaai² ngo⁵ daa² zo² en¹ ci³ dou¹ mou⁵ jan⁴ zip³ din⁶ waa^6-2 ge²? [Jyutping]

   How come I called several times but no one picked up the phone?

   追了N部美劇，英語還超爛… [MSC, trad.]
   追了N部美剧，英语还超烂… [MSC, simp.]

   From:

   zhuīle ēn bù měijù, yīngyǔ hái chāo làn... [Pinyin]

   You've binged countless American TV dramas, but your English still sucks…

   • 你不用看了。我已經看過N次了。 [MSC, trad.]
     你不用看了。我已经看过N次了。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1996, 瓊瑤／琼瑶 and 林久愉, 一簾幽夢／一帘幽梦 (TV drama), episode 1, 30:34

     Nǐ bùyòng kàn le. Wǒ yǐjīng kàn guò ēn cì le. [Pinyin]

     You don't need to look. I've already looked multiple times.

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N

1. The fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet.

N

1. The fourteenth letter used in Pinyin.

• 《汉语拼音方案》 defines a standard pronunciation for each letter. However, these pronunciations are rarely used in education; another pronunciation is commonly used instead.
• The pronunciation above are only used while referring to letters in Pinyin. They are not used in other context (such as English).

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛn/

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N (capital, lowercase n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Dutch alphabet.

N

1. Abbreviation of noord; north

• Previous letter: M
• Next letter: O

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /no/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/

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N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Esperanto alphabet, called no or en and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, Ĉ ĉ, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ĝ ĝ, H h, Ĥ ĥ, I i, J j, Ĵ ĵ, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, Ŝ ŝ, T t, U u, Ŭ ŭ, V v, Z z

N

1. Abbreviation of nordo (“north”).

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Estonian alphabet, called enn and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) täht; A a, B b (C c), D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Š š, Z z, Ž ž, T t, U u, V v (W w), Õ õ, Ä ä, Ö ö, Ü ü (X x, Y y)

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Finnish alphabet, called än or en and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) kirjain; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s (Š š), T t, U u, V v (W w), X x, Y y, Z z (Ž ž), Å å, Ä ä, Ö ö

N

1. Abbreviation of non sine laude approbatur.
2. Abbreviation of nainen. ("woman, female")

• (letter): IPA^(key): /ɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn

N

1. Abbreviation of nord.

N

1. the fourteenth letter of the French alphabet

N

1. Abbreviation of norte (“north”).

• (north): S

• IPA^(key): /ʔɛn/

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N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the German alphabet.

N

1. Abbreviation of Nord; north

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): [ˈn]
• (letter name): IPA^(key): [ˈɛnː]

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Hungarian alphabet, called enn and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) betű; A a, Á á, B b, C c, Cs cs, D d, Dz dz, Dzs dzs, E e, É é, F f, G g, Gy gy, H h, I i, Í í, J j, K k, L l, Ly ly, M m, N n, Ny ny, O o, Ó ó, Ö ö, Ő ő, P p, R r, S s, Sz sz, T t, Ty ty, U u, Ú ú, Ü ü, Ű ű, V v, Z z, Zs zs. Only in the extended alphabet: Q q W w X x Y y. Commonly used: ch. Also defined: à ë. In surnames (selection): ä aa cz ds eé eö ew oe oó th ts ÿ.

• IPA^(key): /n/

N (lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Ido alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) litero; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

• (letter name): IPA^(key): /ɛn/
• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Indonesian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) huruf; A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

• (letter name) IPA^(key): /ˈɛn.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnne
• (phonemic realization) IPA^(key): /n/

N f or m (invariable, upper case, lower case n)

1. The twelfth letter of the Italian alphabet, called enne and written in the Latin script.

N m

1. Abbreviation of nord; north

• (Latin-script letters) lettera; A a (À à), B b, C c, D d, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, J j, K k), L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v (W w, X x, Y y), Z z
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From the mathematical sense. Compare Chinese N.

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [e̞n]
• Phonetic hangul: [엔]

South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: N의 / N에 / N까지

Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

N • (en)

1. an arbitrary or unspecified number of some size, normally greater than three

   N수생

   ensusaeng

   someone preparing the university entrance exam for more than three years

   돈은 N분의 1로 내자.

   don-eun enBun-ui il-lo nae-ja.

   Let's split the bill.

   (literally, “Let's [each] pay one out of n.”)

Proposed in 1908 as part of the new Latvian spelling by the scientific commission headed by K. Mīlenbahs, which was accepted and began to be taught in schools in 1909. Prior to that, Latvian had been written in German Fraktur, and sporadically in Cyrillic.

• IPA^(key): [n]

N

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The twenty-first letter of the Latvian alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

• Letters of the Latvian alphabet:

  burti: Aa, Āā, Bb, Cc, Čč, Dd, Ee, Ēē, Ff, Gg, Ģģ, Hh, Ii, Īī, Jj, Kk, Ķķ, Ll, Ļļ, Mm, Nn, Ņņ, Oo, Pp, Rr, Ss, Šš, Tt, Uu, Ūū, Vv, Zz, Žž

• (Name of letter) IPA^(key): [ɛn]
• (Phoneme) IPA^(key): [n]

N

1. The fourteenth letter of the Malay alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/, IPA^(key): /ŋ/, IPA^(key): / ̃/

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Nupe alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) banki; A a (Á á, À à), B b, C c, D d, Dz dz, E e (É é, È è), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì), J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò), P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù), V v, W w, Y y, Z z, Zh zh

• IPA^(key): /ɛn/

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Polish alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ą ą, B b, C c, Ć ć, D d, E e, Ę ę, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, Ł ł, M m, N n, Ń ń, O o, Ó ó, P p (Q q), R r, S s, Ś ś, T t, U u (V v), W w (X x), Y y, Z z, Ź ź, Ż ż

• N in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• N in Polish dictionaries at PWN

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Portuguese alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) letra; A a (Á á, À à,  â, àã), B b, C c (Ç ç), D d, E e (É é, Ê ê), F f, G g, H h, I i (Í í), J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ô ô, Õ õ), P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u (Ú ú), V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

N m (uncountable)

1. Abbreviation of norte.

• IPA^(key): /n/

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. (International Standard) The eighteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.
2. (Pan-Vlax) The nineteenth letter of the Romani alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, X x, I i, J j, K k, Kh kh, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Ph ph, R r, S s, T t, Th th, U u, V v, Z z International Standard: (À à, Ä ä, Ǎ ǎ), Ć ć, Ćh ćh, (È è, Ë ë, Ě ě), (Ì ì, Ï ï, Ǐ ǐ), (Ò ò, Ö ö, Ǒ ǒ), Rr rr, Ś ś, (Ù ù, Ü ü, Ǔ ǔ), Ź ź, Ʒ ʒ, Q q, Ç ç, ϴ θ. Pan-Vlax: Č č, Čh čh, Dž dž, (Dź dź), Ř ř, Š š, (Ś ś), Ž ž, (Ź ź).

• IPA^(key): /n/

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Romanian alphabet, called en, ne, or nî and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ă ă,  â, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, Πî, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, Ș ș, T t, Ț ț, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z

• IPA^(key): /n/, /nʼ/

N

1. The twenty-first letter of the Saanich alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) A, Á, Ⱥ, B, C, Ć, Ȼ, D, E, H, I, Í, J, K, Ꝁ, Ꝃ, ₭, Ḵ, Ḱ, L, Ƚ, M, N, Ṉ, O, P, Q, S, Ś, T, Ⱦ, Ṯ, Ŧ, U, W, W̲, X, X̲, Y, Z, s, ,

• (phoneme) IPA^(key): /n/

N (lower case n)

1. The twenty-second letter of the Skolt Sami alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) bukva; A a,  â, B b, C c, Č č, Ʒ ʒ, Ǯ ǯ, D d, Đ đ, E e, F f, G g, Ǧ ǧ, Ǥ ǥ, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ǩ ǩ, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Õ õ, P p, R r, S s, Š š, T t, U u, V v, Z z, Ž ž, Å å, Ä ä, ʹ

N (capital, lowercase n)

1. The 15th letter of the Slovene alphabet. Preceded by M and followed by O.

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /nʉn/

N upper case (lower case n)

1. The nineteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, called nun and written in the Latin script.

1. The nineteenth letter of the Somali alphabet, which follows Arabic abjad order. It is preceded by M and followed by W.

• (Latin-script letters) ', B b, T t, J j, X x, Kh kh, D d, R r, S s, Sh sh, Dh dh, C c, G g, F f, Q q, K k, L l, M m, N n, W w, H h, Y y, A a, E e, I i, O o, U u

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. the 14th letter of the Spanish alphabet

N m

1. Abbreviation of norte; north

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The seventeenth letter of the Turkish alphabet, called ne and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) harf; A a, B b, C c, Ç ç, D d, E e, F f, G g, Ğ ğ, H h, I ı, İ i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ö ö, P p, R r, S s, Ş ş, T t, U u, Ü ü, V v, Y y, Z z

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ nəː˨˩], [ʔɛn˧˧ nəː˨˩], [nəː˨˩ tʰəp̚˧˦], [nəː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ nəː˦˩], [ʔɛŋ˧˧ nəː˦˩], [nəː˦˩ tʰəp̚˦˧˥], [nəː˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ nəː˨˩], [ʔɛŋ˧˧ nəː˨˩], [nəː˨˩ tʰəp̚˦˥], [nəː˨˩]
• Phonetic: e nờ, en nờ, nờ thấp, nờ

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The sixteenth letter of the Vietnamese alphabet, called e-nờ, en-nờ, nờ thấp, or nờ and written in the Latin script.

• (Quốc ngữ letters) chữ cái; A a (À à, Ả ả, àã, Á á, Ạ ạ), Ă ă (Ằ ằ, Ẳ ẳ, Ẵ ẵ, Ắ ắ, Ặ ặ),  â (Ầ ầ, Ẩ ẩ, Ẫ ẫ, Ấ ấ, Ậ ậ), B b, C c (Ch ch), D d, Đ đ, E e (È è, Ẻ ẻ, Ẽ ẽ, É é, Ẹ ẹ), Ê ê (Ề ề, Ể ể, Ễ ễ, Ế ế, Ệ ệ), G g (Gh gh, Gi gi), H h, I i (Ì ì, Ỉ ỉ, Ĩ ĩ, Í í, Ị ị), K k (Kh kh), L l, M m, N n (Ng ng, Ngh ngh, Nh nh), O o (Ò ò, Ỏ ỏ, Õ õ, Ó ó, Ọ ọ), Ô ô (Ồ ồ, Ổ ổ, Ỗ ỗ, Ố ố, Ộ ộ), Ơ ơ (Ờ ờ, Ở ở, Ỡ ỡ, Ớ ớ, Ợ ợ), P p (Ph ph), Q q (Qu qu), R r, S s, T t (Th th, Tr tr), U u (Ù ù, Ủ ủ, Ũ ũ, Ú ú, Ụ ụ), Ư ư (Ừ ừ, Ử ử, Ữ ữ, Ứ ứ, Ự ự), V v, X x, Y y (Ỳ ỳ, Ỷ ỷ, Ỹ ỹ, Ý ý, Ỵ ỵ)

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ɛn/
  • (informal) IPA^(key): /n/

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The eighteenth letter of the Welsh alphabet, called en and written in the Latin script. It is preceded by M and followed by O.

• N cannot mutate in Welsh.

• (Latin-script letters) llythyren; A a (Á á, À à,  â, Ä ä), B b, C c, Ch ch, D d, Dd dd, E e (É é, È è, Ê ê, Ë ë), F f, Ff ff, G g, Ng ng, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Πî, Ï ï), J j, L l, Ll ll, M m, N n, O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ô ô, Ö ö), P p, Ph ph, R r, Rh rh, S s, T t, Th th, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Û û, Ü ü), W w (Ẃ ẃ, Ẁ ẁ, Ŵ ŵ, Ẅ ẅ), Y y (Ý ý, Ỳ ỳ, Ŷ ŷ, Ÿ ÿ)

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “N”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

• (phoneme): IPA^(key): /n/, IPA^(key): /ŋ/, IPA^(key): / ̃/
• (letter name): IPA^(key): /nĩ́/

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fifteenth letter of the Yoruba alphabet, called ní and written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) lẹ́tà; A a (Á á, À à, Ā ā), B b, D d, E e (É é, È è, Ē ē), Ẹ ẹ (Ẹ́ ẹ́, Ẹ̀ ẹ̀, Ẹ̄ ẹ̄), F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i (Í í, Ì ì, Ī ī), J j, K k, L l, M m (Ḿ ḿ, M̀ m̀, M̄ m̄), N n (Ń ń, Ǹ ǹ, N̄ n̄), O o (Ó ó, Ò ò, Ō ō), Ọ ọ (Ọ́ ọ́, Ọ̀ ọ̀, Ọ̄ ọ̄), P p, R r, S s, Ṣ ṣ, T t, U u (Ú ú, Ù ù, Ū ū), W w, Y y

• As used in Benin: (Latin-script letters) lɛ́tà; A a, B b, D d, E e, Ɛ ɛ, F f, G g, Gb gb, H h, I i, J j, K k, Kp kp, L l, M m, N n, O o, Ɔ ɔ, P p, R r, S s, Sh sh, T t, U u, W w, Y y

• IPA^(key): /ŋ̄/

N̄ or N

1. Alternative letter-case form of n (“I”)

N (upper case, lower case n)

1. The fourteenth letter of the Zulu alphabet, written in the Latin script.

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, C c, D d, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, Q q, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, W w, X x, Y y, Z z