Em with tail

Em with tail (Ӎ ӎ; italics: Ӎ ӎ) is a letter of the extended Cyrillic script. Its form is derived from the Cyrillic letter Em (М м) by adding a tail to the right leg.

Writing systemCyrillic

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originKildin Sámi

Sound values/m̥/

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Em with tail
Ӎ ӎ
Usage
Writing system	Cyrillic
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Kildin Sámi
Sound values	/m̥/
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Em with tail is used in the current alphabet for the Kildin Sámi language and Ter Sami language in the Kola Peninsula in Russia,^[1]: 205 where it represents a voiceless bilabial nasal /m̥/.^{[citation needed]} This version of the Kildin Sámi alphabet was developed from 1976 to 1982.^[2] Em with tail is one of the distinctive letters of the Kildin Sámi alphabet, and despite its inclusion in Unicode, its cross-linguistic rarity still causes problems, such as not appearing on standard keyboards or in many fonts.^[1]: 211