U+0B99 "ங" Tamil Letter Nga Unicode Character

U+0B99 "ங" Tamil Letter Nga is the fifth consonant in the Tamil abugida, representing the velar nasal sound /ŋ/, akin to the "ng" in the English word "sing". It is classified under the Tamil script block in Unicode and is used primarily in the Tamil language, where it appears as a standalone character or as a consonant base for vowel diacritics to form compound syllables. Historically, this letter is less frequent in modern Tamil than in other Dravidian languages, but it remains an essential component of the script for accurate phonetic representation, particularly in certain loanwords and classical texts.