Ƽ Explained

Latin letter tone five
Letter:Ƽ ƽ
Script:Latin script
Typedesc:ic
Fam1:5
Language:Zhuang languages
Phonemes:pronounced as /˧˥/
Unicode:U+01BC U+01BD
Usageperiod:1957–1986
Type:alphabet

Ƽ (minuscule: ƽ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet used in the Zhuang alphabet from 1957 to 1986 to indicate its fifth tone, high-rising pronounced as /˧˥/.[1] In 1986 it was replaced by q.

It originates from an alteration of the numeral 5.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Zhuang language and alphabet. Omniglot.