Char (Cyrillic)

Writing systemCyrillic

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originLezgian, Dargwa, Tabasaran, Avar

Sound values[tʃʼ]

Char
Usage
Writing system	Cyrillic
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Lezgian, Dargwa, Tabasaran, Avar
Sound values	[tʃʼ]
In Unicode	none
History
Time period	late 19th century
Transliterations	Ċh
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Char ( ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script which was historically used in four Northeast Caucasian languages using Peter von Uslar's alphabets.^[1] It was derived from the Georgian Mkhedruli letter Ch'ari (ჭ). It is romanized as Ċh for Dargwa and Lezgian, the languages in which it was formerly used.^[2] In 2022, the letter's capital and small versions were among 23 characters proposed for addition to the Unicode standard.^[3]