Ⱡ
{{short description|Latin letter}}
{{Infobox grapheme|image=Latin letter L with double bar.svg|letter=Ⱡ ⱡ|name=L with double bar|type=alphabet|typedesc=ic|language=Kutenai language, Nii language, Melpa language, Wahgi language|phonemes={{iPAblink|𝼄}}|unicode=U+2C60, U+2C61|script=Latin script|fam1=
L with double bar (Ⱡ ⱡ) is an additional letter used in the writing of the Kutenai language in Canada and some Chimbu–Wahgi languages like the Melpa and Nii languages in Papua New Guinea, composed of an L with two horizontal bars.
Usage
Ⱡ is used in Kutenai to represent the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative {{IPAblink|ɬ}}.{{Sfn|ʔaq̓amnik̓ Elementary School|2020}} In practical usage, it is commonly replaced with the doubly barred vertical pipe {{Angle bracket|ǂ}}.
Ⱡ was initially used as an alternative to belted l {{Angle bracket|ɬ}}, mostly in handwriting and was preferred by Kutenai-language teachers in the 1990s.{{Sfn|Morgan|1991|p=10|loc=note 3}}
Ⱡ is used in Melpa and Nii to represent the voiceless velar lateral fricative {{IPAblink|𝼄}}.
Ⱡ replaced l with bar {{Angle bracket|ƚ}} in Nii from 1980-1990s.{{Sfn|Priest|2004|p=4}}
Computing codese
L with double bar can be represented with the following Unicode characters:
{{Charmap|2c60|2c61
| name1 = Latin Capital Letter L with Double Bar
| name2 = Latin Small Letter L with Double Bar
}}
See also
{{Portal|Writing}}
Notes and references
{{Reflist}}
Bibliography
- {{Cite web |title=Ktunaxa Alphabet |url=https://www.firstvoices.com/explore/FV/sections/Data/Ktunaxa/Ktunaxa/Ktunaxa/learn/alphabet |website=FirstVoices.com |id=FirstVoices.com-Ktunaxa}}
- {{Cite book |last=Morgan |first=Lawrence |url=https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0f76g7f2 |title=A description of the Kutenai language |publisher=University of California at Berkeley |year=1991 |language=en}}
- {{Cite book |last=Priest |first=Lorna A. |url=https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2004/04372r-latin-orth.pdf |title=Revised Proposal to Encode Additional Latin Orthographic Characters |year=2004 |language=en}}
- {{Cite book |url=https://www.aqamnikschool.com/s/Ktunaxa-Pronunciation-Quick-Guide.pdf |title=Ktunaxa Pronunciation - Quick Guide |publisher=ʔaq̓amnik̓ Elementary School |year=2020 |language=en | ref = {{SfnRef|ʔaq̓amnik̓ Elementary School|2020 }} }}
{{Latin script/main|L
| show diacritic = bar
| show pairs = no
}}