ȣ
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The letter Ȣ has open and closed variants. |
See also: ου, -ου, -ού, οὐ, οὔ, οὖ, οὗ, Appendix:Variations of "ou", and Appendix:Variations of "oy"
Abenaki
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A ligature, initially of the Greek letters omicron and upsilon, but subsequently used as a ligature of Latin o and u.
Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]ȣ (upper Ȣ)
- (Masta orthography) A letter of the Abenaki alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Usage notes
[edit]- Because this letter does not appear on most keyboards, the numeral 8 is often used instead, for example in the online Western Abenaki Dictionary and the website of the Cowasuck band of the Pennacook-Abenaki people.
- In the other commonly used orthography, this vowel is written as ô.
Algonquin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Letter
[edit]ȣ (upper Ȣ)
- (Malhiot orthography) A letter of the Algonquin alphabet, written in the Latin script.
Further reading
[edit]- Ou (ligature) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia