ɋ

See also: [U+1D90 LATIN SMALL LETTER ALPHA WITH RETROFLEX HOOK]

ɋ U+024B, ɋ
LATIN SMALL LETTER Q WITH HOOK TAIL
Ɋ
[U+024A]
Latin Extended-B Ɍ
[U+024C]

Translingual

Glyph origin

  • A turned letter

Symbol

ɋ

  1. (phonetis, rare) the forward release of a bilabial click; superseded by IPA ʘ.[1]
  2. (phonetis, rare) the tenuis velar or sometimes uvular bilabial click, [k͜ʘ] or [q͜ʘ]

Usage notes

Technically, ɋ is only the forward clicked release, not the entire consonant. A full transcription of a click consonant requires a second letter to specify whether the rear closure is velar or uvular, and whether the click is voiced or nasal:

Velar Uvular
Voiceless k͜ɋ q͜ɋ
Voiced ɡ͜ɋ ɢ͜ɋ
Nasal ŋ͜ɋ ɴ͜ɋ

The tie bar may be omitted, or the accompanying letter may be superscripted: ᵏɋ ᶢɋ ᵑɋ 𐞥ɋ 𐞒ɋ ᶰɋ.

If the order is reversed, e.g. ɋ͜q, that may imply that the velar or uvular release is audible (delayed release).

References

  1. ^ Larry Mattes & Donald Omark (1984) Speech and language assessment for the bilingual handicapped. College-Hill Press, San Diego.

Kâte

Glyph origin

  • A letter q with a hook

Letter

ɋ (upper case Ɋ)

  1. The voiced stop /ɡ͡b/. Cf. regular q, which transcribes /k͡p/.

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