Ƅ Explained

Type:alphabet
Script:Latin script
Typedesc:ic
Usageperiod:1957-1986
Letter:Ƅ ƅ
Unicode:U+0184, U+0185
Language:Bouyei language, Zhuang language
Phonemes:pronounced as /link/
Fam1:
Fam2:
Fam3:6

Ƅ (minuscule: ƅ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet used in the Zhuang alphabet and Bouyei alphabet from 1957 to 1986 to indicate the sixth tone,[1] mid-level pronounced as /˧/. The 'b' shape was chosen for the letter because it resembles the digit '6', and the character represents the sixth tone. In 1986, it was replaced by h.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Unicode Character “Ƅ” (U+0184) . compart.