The /g/ sound is spelled with <g> or <gg>, while the /ŋ/ sound is spelled <ng> throughout.
The contrast is between a velar stop and a velar nasal continuant, both voiced, and can only occur medially or finally. It may cause listening problems for some learners.
The mean density value is 0.9%. The list makes 27 semantic distinctions, a loading of 42%.
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John Higgins, Shaftesbury, October 2010.