qp ligature
{{DISPLAYTITLE:qp ligature}}{{Short description|Ligature of letters Q and P}}{{distinguish|Ef (Cyrillic)}}{{Infobox grapheme|letter=ȹ|image=File:Latin_ligature_QP.svg|imageclass=skin-invert-image|type=alphabet|typedesc=ic|script=Latin script|phonemes={{IPAblink|p̪}}|unicode=U+0239}}Image:Qp ligature.png{{SpecialChars}}The qp ligature, ȹ, is an orthographic ligature of Latin letters q and p, and is used in some phonetic transcription systems, particularly for African languages, to represent a voiceless labiodental plosive {{IPA|[p̪]}}, for example in the Zulu sequence {{IPA|[ɱȹf’]}}.
In Unicode
{{charmap
|0239|name1=LATIN SMALL LETTER QP DIGRAPH
}}
References
- [https://www.fileformat.info/info/unicode/char/0239/index.htm Unicode Character 'LATIN SMALL LETTER QP DIGRAPH' (U+0239)]
- {{cite book |last=Pullum |first=Geoffrey K. |authorlink=Geoffrey K. Pullum |author2=Ladusaw, William A. |year=1996 |title=Phonetic Symbol Guide |publisher=University of Chicago Press |page=159}}
See also
{{Wiktionary|ȹ}}
- ȸ, ligature of Latin letters d and b
- ⴔ (pari), the 24th letter of Georgian alphabets (Nuskhuri letter looks identical)
- φ (phi), the 21st letter of Greek alphabet
- ф (ef), the 21st letter of Cyrillic alphabet
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| show pairs = no
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