ʞ

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ʞ U+029E, ʞ
LATIN SMALL LETTER TURNED K
ʝ
IPA Extensions ʟ

Translingual

Design

A turned k.

Symbol

ʞ

  1. (phonetics) A back-released click (voiceless nasal, velar or uvular release).
  2. (IPA, retired) A "velar" click, used for the Khoekhoe palatal click ǂ.
    • 1921 Écriture phonétique internationale
      Les claquements des Cafres et des Hottentots se représentent autant que possible par le renversement des lettres marquant les sons normals correspondants: ʇ, ʖ, ʞ;—et ʗ pour le claquement cacuminal
    • 1949, The principles of the International Phonetic Association
      Clicks: dental ʇ (Zulu c), lateral ʖ (Zulu x), retroflex ʗ (Zulu q), velar ʞ.
  3. (extIPA, 2008–2015) a velodorsal consonant; superseded by 𝼃, 𝼁, 𝼇.
  4. (phonetics, obsolete) A voiceless uvular stop ()
    • 1892, Franz Boas, ''Notes on the Chemakum Language, in American Anthropologist
      ʞ=deep guttural k.

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Pronunciation

Letter

ʞ (upper case )

  1. (transcription, obsolete) A tenuis ; now ⟨k⟩.