Ǩ Explained

Ǩ (K with a caron) is a letter used in the Laz language^[1] and in the Skolt Saami language,^[2] where it represents pronounced as /[kʼ]/ and pronounced as /[c͡ç]/ respectively. The Unicode codepoints for this letter are U+01E8 ("Ǩ") for the capital letter, and U+01E9 ("ǩ") for the lowercase letter.

See also

• Caron

Notes and References

1. Kutscher . Silvia . 2008. The language of the Laz in Turkey: Contact-induced change or gradual language loss? . Turkic Languages . 12. 83 . August 10, 2020 . Laz data are written in the Lazoglu & Feurstein-alphabet introduced to the Laz community in Turkey in 1984. It deviates from the Caucasianists’ transcription in the following graphemes (): <ç = č>, , <ǩ = kʼ>, , <ş = š>, , <ʒ = c>, <ǯ =c’>..
2. Book: Moshnikoff . Satu . Moshnikoff . Jouni . Koponen . Eino . 2009 . Koltansaamen koulukielioppi - Sääʹmǩiõl ǩiõllvuäʹppes škoouʹli vääras . A Skolt Saami Grammar for Schools . fi, sms . Inari . Sääʹmteʹǧǧ . 978-952-441-181-3 . 9.