Qp ligature
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The qp ligature, ȹ, is a typographic ligature of Latin q and p (also interpretable as a ligature of c and p), and is used in some phonetic transcription systems, particularly for African languages, to represent a voiceless labiodental plosive [p̪], for example in the Zulu sequence [ɱȹf’].
In Unicode
Preview | ȹ | |
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Unicode name | LATIN SMALL LETTER QP DIGRAPH | |
Encodings | decimal | hex |
Unicode | 569 | U+0239 |
UTF-8 | 200 185 | C8 B9 |
Numeric character reference | ȹ |
ȹ |
ȹ was added to Unicode 4.1 in 2005, though only a handful of fonts can display the character. These include Charis SIL, Code2000, Doulos SIL, Squarish Sans CT, and DejaVu fonts.
References
- Unicode Character 'LATIN SMALL LETTER QP DIGRAPH' (U+0239)
- Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Ladusaw, William A. (1996). Phonetic Symbol Guide. University of Chicago Press. p. 159.
See also
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Look up ȹ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.