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We (Cyrillic)

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Not to be confused with the Latin letter W.
We
Ԝ ԝ
Usage
Writing systemCyrillic
TypeAlphabetic
Sound values[w], [ʋ], [β̞], [β], [u̯]
History
Development
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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.

We (Ԝ ԝ; italics: Ԝ ԝ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script.[1] It looks identical to the Latin letter W, where it derives from.

The letter is used in the Cyrillic orthography of the Kurdish language,[2][3] Yaghnobi language, and occasionally the Tundra Yukaghir language.

Usage

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The pronunciations shown in the table are the primary ones for each language; for details consult the articles on the languages. Lowercase We is similar to some forms of Cyrillic Omega in appearance.

Language Pronunciation
Kurdish language /w/
Tundra Yukaghir language /w/
Yaghnobi language /β̞/, /β/ or /u̯/ (after a vowel at the end of a syllable)[4][5][6][7]

Computing codes

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Character information
Preview Ԝ ԝ
Unicode name CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER WE CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER WE
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1308 U+051C 1309 U+051D
UTF-8 212 156 D4 9C 212 157 D4 9D
Numeric character reference Ԝ Ԝ ԝ ԝ

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cyrillic Supplement: Range: 0500–052F" (PDF). The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0. p. 45. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  2. ^ Heciyê Cindî (1974). Әлифба. Yerevan. p. 96.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Dilan M.R. Roshani. "Existing Kurdish alphabets". Kurdish Academy of Language. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ^ А. Л. Хромов. Ягнобский язык. – М.: «Наука», 1972. (in Russian)
  5. ^ А. Л. Хромов. Ягнобский язык // Основы иранского языкознания. Новоиранские языки II. – Восточная группа / Под ред. В. С. Расторгуевой. – М.: «Наука», 1987. – С. 644–701. (in Russian)
  6. ^ В. С. Соколова. Ягнобский язык // Очерки по фонетике иранских языков. – М.–Л., 1953. – С. 59–79. (in Russian)
  7. ^ С. П. Виноградова. Ягнобский язык // Иранские языки III. – Восточноиранские языки. – М.: «Индрик», 2000. – С. 290–310. (in Russian)
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