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Latin beta
Ꞵ ꞵ
Upper and lower case of Latin beta
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
In UnicodeU+A7B4, U+A7B5
History
Development
Β β
  • Ꞵ ꞵ
SistersB, Β
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Latin beta (uppercase: Ꞵ, lowercase: ꞵ), is an additional letter of the Latin script, based the letter beta from the Greek alphabet. The letter is used in the various languages of Gabon and has been used in Ndaʼndaʼ language in Cameroon to represent a sound similar to "v".[1] It is also used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent the voiced bilabial fricative.[2] It is typographically and linguistically unrelated to the similar looking letter eszett (ẞ, ß) used in writing German, which represents an "s" sound.

Usage

The letter is used in the scientific alphabet of the languages of Gabon used for Pinji, Benga, Barama, Galwa, Viya, Kande, Kaning'i, Lumbu, Myene, Ndumu, Ngom, Njebi, Vove, Punu, Sangu, Shira and Vumbu languages.

Additionally, it has been used in 2013 in the alphabet made by Émile Gille Nguendjio for the Ndaʼndaʼ language, for example in the word káꞵé ([ka˥βe˥]), which means "cover".[1] Nguendjio replaced it with the letter P in 2014.[3]

The lower case letter (ꞵ) is also used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent the voiced bilabial fricative - a "v" sound made with both lips instead of the lower teeth and upper lip.[2]

Encodings

Character information
Preview Ꞵ ꞵ
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER BETA LATIN SMALL LETTER BETA
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 42932 U+A7B4 42933 U+A7B5
UTF-8 234 158 180 EA 9E B4 234 158 181 EA 9E B5
Numeric character reference Ꞵ Ꞵ ꞵ ꞵ

References

  1. ^ a b Émile-Gille Nguendjio, Grammaire pratique du báŋgwà, 2013
  2. ^ a b David Abercrombie, Elements of general phonetics
  3. ^ Emile Gille Nguendjio, A descriptive grammar of Bangwà – a Grassfields language of Cameroon, 2014, ISBN 978-3-89645-563-5

Bibliography

  • David Abercrombie, Elements of general phonetics, Edimborgh, Edinburgh University Press, 1967.
  • Émile-Gille Nguendjio, Grammaire pratique du báŋgwà, Éditions Ifrikiya. Interlignes, 2013. OCLC 902724090.
  • Actes du séminaire des experts, Alphabet scientifique des langues du Gabon (20/24 février 1989), Revue Gabonaise des Sciences de l’Homme, Libreville, Université Omar Bongo, vol. 2, 1990.
  • Jean Alain Blanchon, Douze études sur les langues du Gabon et du Congo-Brazzaville, vol. 33, Munich, LINCOM Europa, 1999, p. 228. ISBN 3-89586-605-9.
  • Michael Everson, Denis Jacquerye et Chris Lilley, Proposal for the addition of ten Latin characters to the UCS. ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2, Document N4297., 26 July 2012
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