Bashkir Qa

Bashkir Qa or Bashkir Ka (Ҡ ҡ; italics: Ҡ ҡ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is formed from the Cyrillic letter Ka (К к) with the top extending horizontally to the left. It is used in the alphabet of the Bashkir language^{[1][2][better source needed]} and (some forms of) Siberian Tatar.^{[3][better source needed]} It represents the voiceless uvular plosive /q/.^[1][4]

Writing systemCyrillic

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originBashkir language

Sound values/q/

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Bashkir Qa
Ҡ ҡ
Usage
Writing system	Cyrillic
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Bashkir language
Sound values	/q/
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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It corresponds to, and is pronounced the same as, the letter Қ in Kazakh, Karakalpak, Uzbek,^[4] and (some forms of) Siberian Tatar. It is represented in the Arabic script for Bashkir as ق.^[1]