ʕ

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See also: ʢ, ˁ, ˤ, , , ʔ, and Appendix:Variations of "?"

ʕ U+0295, ʕ
LATIN LETTER PHARYNGEAL VOICED FRICATIVE
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 		IPA Extensions ʖ →

Translingual

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(file)

Symbol

ʕ

  1. (IPA) a voiced pharyngeal fricative or approximant.
    (superscript ⟨ˤ⟩) pharyngealization (primarily). See details at ˤ.

Usage notes

A consonant transcribed ⟨ʕ⟩ in several Semitic languages is actually a pharyngealized glottal stop .

Derivations

  • The caseless IPA letter, used i.a. in Nootka
    The caseless IPA letter, used i.a. in Nootka
  • The capital form ꟎ used in Pilaga
    The capital form ꟎ used in Pilaga
  • The lower-case form ꟏ in Pilaga
    The lower-case form ꟏ in Pilaga

Nootka

Pronunciation

Letter

ʕ

  1. A letter of the Nootka (Nuu-chah-nulth) alphabet.

Tuareg

Pronunciation

Letter

ʕ (upper case Γ)

  1. A letter of the Tuareg alphabet, written in the Latin script.
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