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Minimal Pairs – /n/ and /ŋ/

/n/ as in "thin"   ·   /ŋ/ as in "thing"

thinthing
runrung
ranrang
dinding
Dandang
Dondong
pinping
Lynneling
winwing
tontongue
kinking
tantang
sinsing
sinningsinging
sinnersinger
sonsung
winnerwinger
banningbanging
panpang
bunbung

Read the words aloud, concentrating on the difference between the two consonant sounds.