Ǯ
Ǯ (minuscule: ǯ) is a modified letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from ezh (ʒ) with the addition of a caron.
| Ezh with caron | |
|---|---|
| Ǯ ǯ | |
| Ʒ̆ ʒ̆ | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Skolt Sámi, Laz language |
| Phonetic usage | [d͡ʒ], [t͡sʼ] |
| Unicode codepoint | 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
| Preview | Ǯ | ǯ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- Duolljá, Svenn-Egil Knutsen; Gaski, Harald; Theil, Rolf (2024-01-23). "samisk – Store norske leksikon". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
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