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See also: Ɑ and Appendix:Variations of "a"

ɑ U+0251, ɑ
LATIN SMALL LETTER ALPHA
← ɐ
 		IPA Extensions ɒ →
Character variations

ᵅ U+1D45, ᵅ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL ALPHA
← ᵄ
 		Phonetic Extensions ᵆ →
In early-IPA and non-IPA phonetic transcripton, the letter may have its Greek form.
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Translingual

Etymology

A Latin form of Greek ⟨α⟩, formed by analogy with manuscript forms of Latin a. In the early years of the IPA, regular Greek ⟨α⟩ was used.

Pronunciation

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Symbol

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ɑ

  1. (IPA) an open back unrounded vowel.
  2. (superscript ⟨ᵅ⟩, IPA) -coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo .

See also

Cross River Mbembe

Letter

ɑ (lowercase, uppercase Ɑ)

  1. A vowel letter with approximately the value of IPA ⟨ɑ⟩.

Fe'fe'

The letter Latin alpha with a lowercase Greek alpha shape, as in the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages

Letter

ɑ (lowercase, uppercase Ɑ)

  1. A vowel letter with approximately the value of IPA ⟨ɑ⟩.

Medumba

Letter

ɑ (lowercase, uppercase Ɑ)

  1. A vowel letter with approximately the value of IPA ⟨ɑ⟩.
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