I with diaeresis (Cyrillic) explained

I with diaeresis (Ӥ ӥ; italics:

Ӥ ӥ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is used in the Udmurt language,^[1] where it represents the close front unrounded vowel pronounced as //i//, and is used only after the non-palatalized dentals pronounced as //d//, pronounced as //z//, pronounced as //l//, pronounced as //n//, pronounced as //s// and pronounced as //t//; the Cyrillic letter I (Ии) is used otherwise.

This letter is also used in the Russian language, in books prior to the 20th century, more predominantly in the 19th century.^[2]

It is also used in the Ukrainian language, in some books and texts.^{[3] [4] [5]}

See also

• Ι ι : Greek letter Iota
• Ї ї : Cyrillic letter Yi
• Ï ï : Latin letter I with diaeresis
• Cyrillic characters in Unicode

References

1. Book: Katzner, Kenneth . Kenneth Katzner . 2002 . First published 1977 . The Languages of the World . New York, New York . Routledge . 0415250048 . 134.
2. Book: Russia), Imperatorskoe obshchestvo istorīi i drevnosteĭ rossīĭskikh (Moscow . Чтенія въ Императорскомъ обществѣ исторіи и древностей россійскихъ при Московскомъ университетѣ . 1865 . Университетская типографія . ru.
3. Book: Shkrab'i︠u︡k, Petro . Monastic order of Basilian Fathers in the national life of Ukraine . 2005 . Misioner . 978-966-658-053-8 . uk.
4. Book: Journal botanique de l'Academie des sciences de la RSS d'Ukraine . 1973 . "Naukova dumka". . uk.
5. Book: Hrushevsʹkyĭ, Mykhaĭlo . History of Ukraine-Rusʹ . 1957 . Knyho-spilka . uk.