K'ani
{{Short description|11th letter of the three Georgian scripts}}
K'ani (asomtavruli {{Script|Geok|Ⴉ}}, nuskhuri {{Script|Geok|ⴉ}}, mkhedruli კ, mtavruli Კ) is the 11th letter of the three Georgian scripts.Machavariani, p. 136
In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 20.Mchedlidze, (2) p. 38
K'ani represents a velar ejective consonant {{IPAblink|kʼ}}. As an ejective consonant, the airstream in its pronunciation is not produced in the lungs, but in the glottis. In the Georgian language, it is distinct from a non-ejective velar consonant, represented by the letter Kani.
Letter
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Computer encodings
| class="wikitable" style="width:100" |
| width="100"|asomtavruli
!width="100"|nuskhuri !width="100"|mkhedruli |
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| align="center"|U+10A9Unicode (1)
|align="center"|U+2D09Unicode (2) |
Braille
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| width="100"|mkhedruliUNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45 |
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| align="center"|80px |
See also
References
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Bibliography
- Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) [https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U10A0.pdf Georgian], 1991-2013
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) [https://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U2D00.pdf Georgian Supplement], 1991-2013
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