History: ng rant

Source of version: 1 (current)

the sound written as ng in English is an allophone of lojban n. Lojban ng is pronounced as an n or an ng followed by a g. While most people understand this, it is quite common to see ng in transliterations of that sound when there is no g in the pronunciation. Examples include ''bangrtlingana'' for ''((klingon))''which is pronounced with /iNga/ in the middle instead of the intended /iNa/ (see ((transliterating 'tlhIngan'))), as well as two of the place names in ((jecrkolorado)) - does anyone here pronounce the plosive g in 'colorado springs'? (''note: turns out the coloradans do. Ignore that example, klingon is still a case in point.'') I didn't thing so. /N/ is to be transliterated as {n}, as {n} is the only thing that can possibly be pronounced as /N/. {ng} is /ng/ or /Ng/ and NOTHING ELSE.