D with top bar
Letter of the Latin alphabet
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Ƌ (minuscule: ƌ) is a letter derived from the Latin alphabet.
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originZhuang languages
Sound values[ˀd]
| Ƌ | |
|---|---|
| Ƌ ƌ | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | Alphabetic and logographic |
| Language of origin | Zhuang languages |
| Sound values | [ˀd] |
| In Unicode | U+018B, U+018C |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Time period | 1957-1982 |
| Other | |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
It was used in the standard written form of the Zhuang alphabet (Zhuàngwén) from 1957 to 1982. The alphabet was reformed in 1982 to improve its usefulness by removing all characters that were not part of the English alphabet/numeral system. As part of this reform, ƌ was replaced by the digraph nd.[1]
It represented a pre-glottalized voiced alveolar stop [ˀd].[2]: 194, 202
In Unicode
Its Unicode codepoints are
- U+018B Ƌ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER D WITH TOPBAR and
- U+018C ƌ LATIN SMALL LETTER D WITH TOPBAR.
See also
- U+0182 Ƃ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH TOPBAR
- U+0183 ƃ LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH TOPBAR
- Guangxi and Wenshan Prefecture in Yunnan (China), where the language is used.