Ǧ
{{distinguish|Ğ}}
{{short description|Latin letter G with caron}}
{{Infobox grapheme
| name = G with caron
| letter = Ǧ ǧ
| variations = ğ, ĝ, ḡ, ġ, ǥ, ǵ, g̃, ģ, ɠ
| image = Latin letter G with caron.svg
| imageclass = skin-invert-image
| imagealt = G with caron
| script = Latin script
| type = Alphabet
| typedesc = ic
| language = Czechoslovak language
| phonemes = {{IPAblink|ɟ͡ʝ}}, {{IPAblink|g}}, {{IPAblink|ɣ}}, {{IPAblink|q}}, {{IPAblink|d͡ʒ}}, {{IPAblink|ʁ}}
| unicode = U+01E6, U+01E7
| alphanumber =
| number =
| fam1 = File:Camelus bactrianus-sil.svg (speculated origin)
| fam2 =
| fam3 = Image:Proto-semiticG-01.svg
| fam4 = Image:phoenician gimel.svg
| fam5 = File:Greek Gamma 03.svg
| fam6 = File:Early Etruscan C.svg
| fam7 = Γ γ
| fam8 = 𐌂
| fam9 = C
| fam10 = G
| usageperiod = 16th century to present
| children = {{bull}}Ğ
{{bull}}Ġ
| sisters = G
Ғ
Ґ
Ҕ
Ӻ
چ{{popdf}}
غ
ገ
ࠂ
ג
Ð
| equivalents =
| associates = ğ, ĝ, ḡ, ġ, ǥ, ǵ, g̃, ģ, ɠ
| direction = Left-to-Right
}}
Ǧ (minuscule: ǧ), called G with caron, is a letter used in several Latin orthographies.{{cite web|url= https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/U+01E6 |title=Unicode Character “Ǧ” (U+01E6) |work=Compart |publisher=Compart AG | place= Oak Brook, IL|date=2021 |accessdate=2024-02-17}}
Usage
In the Romany and Skolt Sami languages, it represents the palatalized g {{IPA|[ɟ͡ʝ]}}.
It has also been used in Czech and Slovak orthographies until the middle of the 19th century to represent a voiced velar plosive (IPA: {{IPAblink|g}}; the English hard G-sound), whereas a regular ⟨G⟩ stood for a voiced palatal approximant (IPA: {{IPAblink|j}}; the English consonantal Y-sound).
In the romanization of Pashto, Persian, and South Azeri, ⟨ǧ⟩ is used to represent a voiced velar fricative (IPA: {{IPAblink|ɣ}}; same as the Arabic letter Ghayn ⟨غ⟩).
In the Berber Latin and Resian alphabets, ⟨ǧ⟩ is pronounced as a voiced postalveolar affricate (IPA: {{IPAblink|d͡ʒ}}; an English J-sound).
In Lakota, ⟨ǧ⟩ represents a voiced uvular fricative (IPA: {{IPAblink|ʁ}}; an R-sound pronounced back in the throat)
In Heiltsuk, it represents a plain uvular plosive {{IPAblink|q}}.
In the DIN 31635 Arabic transliteration, it represents the letter Ǧīm ⟨ﺝ⟩.
In Latvian, ⟨ǧ⟩ is also used as a handwritten form of ⟨ģ⟩, particularly in cursive writing.
Computing codes
{{charmap
|01E6|name1=LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G WITH CARON
|01E7|name2=LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH CARON
}}
See also
References
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{{Latin script|G|caron}}
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Category:Latin letters with diacritics
Category:Phonetic transcription symbols
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