From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:05:16 GMT, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:   
      
   > In article <10ksgco$2opqp$3@dont-email.me>,   
   > Lawrence DÿOliveiro   wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:11:26 GMT, Dorothy J Heydt wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> Then the city hired someone with the last name of "Ng".   
   >>   
   >> Filipino pronunciation, or Chinese pronunciation?   
   >   
   > I read about it, so no idea about pronunciation.   
      
   I ask because Filipino has a word which is written “Ng”, but   
   pronounced “Nang” for some reason.   
      
   “Ng” (Chinese form) is quite a common family name among people   
   descended from at least some regions of China -- I’m thinking   
   Guangdong.   
      
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