Ǯ
Letter of the Latin alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ǯ (minuscule: ǯ) is a modified letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from ezh (ʒ) with the addition of a caron.
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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 |
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 | |
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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.
It is also used in the Latin alphabet for the Laz language in Turkey.