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Translingual
Pronunciation
Symbol
ʔ
- (IPA, UPA, NAPA) glottal stop; The symbol itself is referred to as a glottal stop or gelded question mark.
- (superscript ⟨ˀ⟩) glottalization or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic – see ⟨ˀ⟩
Derivations
Gallery
Chipewyan
Pronunciation
Letter
ʔ (no case)
- A letter of the Chipewyan alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
Unicase letter only used in Saskatchewan. In the Northwest Territories, the casing pair ⟨Ɂ, ɂ⟩ is used.
Comanche
Pronunciation
Letter
ʔ (no case)
- A letter of the Comanche alphabet.
Heiltsuk
Pronunciation
Letter
ʔ (no case)
- A letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, A̓ a̓, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, D d, , G g, Gv gv, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧv ǧv, H h, H̓ h̓, Ħ ħ, I i, Í í, I̓ i̓, K k, Kv kv, K̓ k̓, K̓v k̓v, L l, ʼL l̓, Ḷ ḷ, Ḷ́ ḷ́, ʼḶ ḷ̓, Ɫ ɫ, M m, ʼM m̓, Ṃ ṃ, Ṃ́ ṃ́, ʼṂ ṃ̓, N n, ʼN n̓, Ṇ ṇ, Ṇ́ ṇ́, ʼṆ ṇ̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Qv qv, Q̓ q̓, Q̓v q̓v, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, ƛ, ̓ ƛ̓, U u, Ú ú, U̓ u̓, W w, ʼW w̓, X x, Xv xv, X̌ x̌, X̌v x̌v, Y y, ʼY y̓, Z z, ʔ
Kashaya
Pronunciation
Letter
ʔ (no case)
- A letter of the Kashaya alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Kwak'wala
- ⟨ʼ⟩ in Uʼmista orthography (standard Kwakʼwala)
Pronunciation
Letter
ʔ (no case)
- (Liqʼwala dialect) A letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.
See also
- Uʼmista (Latin-script letters) A a, A̱ a̱, B b, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, K k, Kw kw, K̓ k̓, K̓w k̓w, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵ̓ ḵ̓, Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w, L l, ʼL ʼl, Ł ł, M m, ʼM ʼm, N n, ʼN ʼn, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Tł tł, T̓ł t̓ł, Ts ts, T̓s t̓s, U u, W w, ʼW ʼw, X x, Xw xw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, Y y, ʼY ʼy, ʼ
- Liq̓ʷala (Latin-script letters) A a, Ə ə, B b, D d, , Dᶻ dᶻ, E e, G g, Gʷ gʷ, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧʷ ǧʷ, H h, I i, K k, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ k̓, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, Q q, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ q̓, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, ƛ, ̓ ƛ̓, C c, C̓ c̓, U u, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʔ
Lushootseed
Pronunciation
Letter
ʔ (no case)
- The first letter of the Lushootseed alphabet.
Nootka
Pronunciation
Letter
ʔ (no case)
- A letter of the Nuu-chah-nulth alphabet.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, Č č, Č̓ č̓, D d, E e, Ee ee, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Ii ii, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, ƛ, ̓ ƛ̓, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Oo oo, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, S s, Š š, T t, T̓ t̓, U u, Uu uu, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̣ x̣, X̣ʷ x̣ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʕ, ʔ
Okanagan
Pronunciation
Letter
ʔ (no case)
- A letter of the Okanagan alphabet.
See also
- (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, C c, C̓ c̓, Ə ə, Ə́ ə́, Ɣ ɣ, Ɣ̓ ɣ̓, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Í í, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, Ɬ ɬ, ̓ ƛ̓, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, R r, R̓ r̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, U u, Ú ú, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʕ, ʕ̓, ʕʷ, ʕ̓ʷ, ʔ
Sechelt
Letter
ʔ (no case)
- A letter of the Sechelt alphabet.
Usage notes
This letter is distinct from the small gelded question mark letter, ⟨ˀ⟩, that combines with resonants such as m n l w y.