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Ǯ (minuscule: ǯ) is a modified letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from ezh (ʒ) with the addition of a caron.
Ezh with caron | |
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Ǯ ǯ | |
Ʒ̆ ʒ̆ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Latin script |
Type | alphabetic |
Language of origin | Skolt Sámi, Laz language |
Sound values | [d͡ʒ], [t͡sʼ] |
In Unicode | U+01ee, U+01ef |
Alphabetical position | 7th (Skolt Sámi), 35th (Laz) |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | 1984-present (Laz), 1973-present (Skolt Sámi) |
Variations | Ʒ̆ ʒ̆ |
Other | |
In the Uralic Phonetic Alphabet, it represents the sound [d͡ʒ].
Following its UPA usage, it was adopted in the Skolt Sami[1] alphabet for the same value. It typically appears doubled, where it represents a geminate /d͡ʒ/. e.g. viǯǯâd "to fetch". The letter is also used in Laz, where it represents [t͡sʼ]. Until 2007 it was also used by Olonets Karelian language.
Encoding
editPreview | Ǯ | ǯ | ||
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Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER EZH WITH CARON | LATIN SMALL LETTER EZH WITH CARON | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 494 | U+01EE | 495 | U+01EF |
UTF-8 | 199 174 | C7 AE | 199 175 | C7 AF |
Numeric character reference | Ǯ |
Ǯ |
ǯ |
ǯ |
Typing character
editFor Windows (Sámi Keyboard Layout): AltGr+V.
References
edit- ^ Duolljá, Svenn-Egil Knutsen; Gaski, Harald; Theil, Rolf (2024-01-23). "samisk – Store norske leksikon". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-04.