The ŋ sound.

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hela

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Hello,

Would you please tell me the name of the velar nasal ŋ? Is it 'eng' or 'engma'? How do you pronounce these words? /eŋ / and /eŋgmə/?

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Both names are used, as you can see from the page you linked to. They are pronounced /eŋ/, /ˈeŋmə/.
 
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