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The proposed [[Metelko alphabet]], devised by [[Franc Serafin Metelko]], used the letter Ƨ to represent the [[ə|schwa ə]] sound; it is unclear what inspiration Metelko used for the character (possibly from the Georgian letter ''ჷ'' used in the Laz and Svan languages spoken in the Southern Caucasus). |
The proposed [[Metelko alphabet]], devised by [[Franc Serafin Metelko]], used the letter Ƨ to represent the [[ə|schwa ə]] sound; it is unclear what inspiration Metelko used for the character (possibly from the Georgian letter ''ჷ'' used in the Laz and Svan languages spoken in the Southern Caucasus). |
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In [[italic type]], {{angle bracket|''г''}} [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]]'s [[ge (Cyrillic)|ge]] <span style="font-family: |
In [[italic type]], {{angle bracket|''г''}} [[Cyrillic script|Cyrillic]]'s [[ge (Cyrillic)|ge]] <span style="font-family: times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: larger"></span>{{angle bracket|г}} is strongly [[homoglyph]]ic to the lowercase ƨ. [[Early Cyrillic alphabet|Early forms]] of the letter [[dze]] {{angle bracket|S}}, currently only used in [[Macedonian orthography|Macedonian Cyrillic]], could resemble either a forward or reversed S. |
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A [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] strongly resembling a Ƨ appears in the civic [[coat of arms]] borne by the [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] of [[Haßloch]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. |
A [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] strongly resembling a Ƨ appears in the civic [[coat of arms]] borne by the [[Municipalities of Germany|municipality]] of [[Haßloch]] in [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], [[Germany]]. |
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Ƨ (minuscule: ƨ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet; depending on the context the letter is used, it is based on the numeral 2 or the Latin letter S.
Ƨ was used in the Zhuang alphabet from 1957 to 1986 to indicate the second, or falling, tone (IPA: [˧˩]), due to its resemblance to the numeral 2. It is possible that this letter is based on the italic form of the Cyrillic letter Ge ⟨г⟩, as the Zhuang alphabet had also borrowed the Cyrillic letters Ze ⟨З з⟩ and Che ⟨Ч ч⟩ due to their resemblances to ⟨3⟩ and ⟨4⟩. In 1986, Ƨ was replaced by the similarly shaped, but fully Latin, Z, when the alphabet was simplified for use in computers.
As a reversed S, Ƨ was also used as a fractional Roman numeral, where it stood for the fraction 1/72.
The proposed Metelko alphabet, devised by Franc Serafin Metelko, used the letter Ƨ to represent the schwa ə sound; it is unclear what inspiration Metelko used for the character (possibly from the Georgian letter ჷ used in the Laz and Svan languages spoken in the Southern Caucasus).
In italic type, ⟨г⟩ Cyrillic's ge ⟨г⟩ is strongly homoglyphic to the lowercase ƨ. Early forms of the letter dze ⟨S⟩, currently only used in Macedonian Cyrillic, could resemble either a forward or reversed S.
A charge strongly resembling a Ƨ appears in the civic coat of arms borne by the municipality of Haßloch in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
Reversed S is very often used in the English language as a substitute for S, to simulate a young child's handwriting.
Computing codes
character | Ƨ | ƨ | ||
Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TONE TWO | LATIN SMALL LETTER TONE TWO | ||
character encoding | decimal | hex | decimal | hex |
Unicode | 423 | 01A7 | 424 | 01A8 |
UTF-8 | 198 167 | C6 A7 | 198 168 | C6 A8 |
Numeric character reference | Ƨ | Ƨ | ƨ | ƨ |
The name of the letter is "tone two," but is encoded in an order that suggests it is a form of the letter S, between the Latin letters Yr (Ʀ) and capital Esh (Ʃ).
See also
- З з : Cyrillic Ze
- Ч ч : Cyrillic Che
- Ƽ ƽ : Latin Tone 5
- Ƅ ƅ : Latin Tone 6
- Transformation of text