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The [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]] letter '''Ka descender''' or '''Qaf''' (in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]) (Қ,қ) is a [[Ka (Cyrillic)|К]] with a [[descender]]. It is used in a number of [[Turkic languages|Turkic]], including [[Tajik language|Tajik]], [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]], [[Uighur language|Uighur]] and several smaller languages ([[Karakalpak language|Karakalpak]], [[Tofalar language|Tofalar]]), where it represents a [[voiceless uvular plosive]] /q/. Since /q/ is represented by the letter ق ''qaf'' in the [[Arabic alphabet]], Қ is sometimes referred to as "cyrillic qaf." |
The [[Cyrillic alphabet|Cyrillic]] letter '''Ka descender''' or '''Qaf''' (in [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]]) (Қ,қ) is a [[Ka (Cyrillic)|К]] with a [[descender]]. It is used in a number of [[Turkic languages|Turkic]] spoken on the territory of the former Soviet Union, including [[Tajik language|Tajik]], [[Kazakh language|Kazakh]], [[Uzbek language|Uzbek]], [[Uighur language|Uighur]] and several smaller languages ([[Karakalpak language|Karakalpak]], [[Tofalar language|Tofalar]]), where it represents a [[voiceless uvular plosive]] /q/. Since /q/ is represented by the letter ق ''qaf'' in the [[Arabic alphabet]], Қ is sometimes referred to as "cyrillic qaf." |
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The letter is also used in some non-Turkic languages |
The letter is also used in some non-Turkic languages, where it may represent other sounds. For example, it is used in [[Abkhaz alphabet|Abkhaz]] to represent a [[voiceless velar plosive]] (/k/). (Plain Cyrillic "К" is used to represent /kʼ/.) |
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== Transliteration == |
== Transliteration == |
Revision as of 02:44, 7 December 2006
The Cyrillic letter Ka descender or Qaf (in Kazakh) (Қ,қ) is a К with a descender. It is used in a number of Turkic spoken on the territory of the former Soviet Union, including Tajik, Kazakh, Uzbek, Uighur and several smaller languages (Karakalpak, Tofalar), where it represents a voiceless uvular plosive /q/. Since /q/ is represented by the letter ق qaf in the Arabic alphabet, Қ is sometimes referred to as "cyrillic qaf."
The letter is also used in some non-Turkic languages, where it may represent other sounds. For example, it is used in Abkhaz to represent a voiceless velar plosive (/k/). (Plain Cyrillic "К" is used to represent /kʼ/.)
Transliteration
In Kazakh, it is transliterated as q or kh, in Uzbek, it is transliterated as q, and in Abkhaz, it is transliterated as ķ.