Ǯ Explained

Type:alphabet
Typedesc:ic
Script:Latin script
Language:Skolt Sámi, Laz language
Letter:Ǯ ǯ
Ezh with caron
Fam1:Z4
Fam6:Ζ ζ
Fam8:Z z
Phonemes:pronounced as /link/, pronounced as /link/
Unicode:U+01ee, U+01ef
Alphanumber:7th (Skolt Sámi), 35th (Laz)
Variations:Ʒ̆ ʒ̆
Usageperiod:1984-present (Laz), 1973-present (Skolt Sámi)

Ǯ (minuscule: ǯ) is a modified letter of the Latin alphabet, formed from ezh (ʒ) with the addition of a caron.

In the Uralic Phonetic Alphabet, it represents the sound pronounced as /link/.

Following its UPA usage, it was adopted in the Skolt Sami[1] alphabet for the same value. It typically appears doubled, where it represents a geminate pronounced as //d͡ʒ//. e.g. viǯǯâd "to fetch". The letter is also used in Laz, where it represents pronounced as /link/. Until 2007 it was also used by Olonets Karelian language.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Duolljá . Svenn-Egil Knutsen. Gaski. Harald. Theil. Rolf . samisk – Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . 2024-01-23 . no . 2024-02-04.