(lowercase ) is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet letter R, combined with bar diacritic.

R with oblique stroke
Ꞧ ꞧ
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originLatvian language
History
Development
  • Ꞧ ꞧ
Time periodpre-1921
Other

Usage

It was used in Latvian orthography until 1921,[1] to represent palatalized dental trill /rʲ/. In modern orthography, it was replaced with Ŗ (R with a cedilla), which was later became obsolete since 1946.

Computing codes

The forms are represented in Unicode as:

  • U+A7A6 LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R WITH OBLIQUE STROKE
  • U+A7A7 LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH OBLIQUE STROKE

See also

References

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