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Czech words with ň ("ny" as in "canyon")

Czech ň is the palatal n — the "ny" sound in canyon.

Same family as n, but the tongue body raises to the palate. Common in word endings (-ní) and in the hidden softening of n before i/í/ě.

9 phrases in the library contain this sound. Tap any to hear native audio, see the IPA, and (optionally) record yourself for a per-phoneme score.

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