V with curl

ⱴ (lowercase only) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the phonetic transcription of African languages to represent a labiodental flap. Although not an approved symbol of the International Phonetic Alphabet, it had been widely used[http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n2906.pdf Lorna A. Priest: Revised Proposal for Additional Latin Phonetic and Orthographic Characters, p.16] (PDF; 2.5 MB) to represent this sound. In 2005, the symbol right-hook v, ⱱ, was added to the IPA to represent the sound.{{Cite web |date=2005-10-21 |title=SIL linguist successfully proposes new phonetic symbol |url=https://www.sil.org/about/news/sil-linguist-successfully-proposes-new-phonetic-symbol |access-date=2024-09-26 |website=SIL Global |language=en}}