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Letter of the Latin alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 [˧]. 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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Writing system | Latin script |
Type | alphabetic |
Language of origin | Bouyei language, Zhuang language |
Phonetic usage | [˧] |
Unicode codepoint | U+0184, U+0185 |
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Time period | 1957-1986 |
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This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
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