Malayalam letter ‘nga’ in iPhone keyboard

How to write Malayalam letter ‘nga’ in iPhone keyboard? (In Mobile)

iPhone 14, iOS 16

Posted on Jan 8, 2023 09:30 AM

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Tom Gewecke

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Posted on Jan 9, 2023 05:15 AM

Nga is produced via shift then press

and hold o

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