U with macron (Cyrillic)

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Long U or U with macron ӯ; italics: Ӯ ӯ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script,[1] derived from the Cyrillic letter U у У у).

Writing systemCyrillic
Sound values[ɵ] [u] [y]
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U with macron
Usage
Writing systemCyrillic
TypeAlphabetic
Sound values[ɵ] [u] [y]
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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Usage

U with macron is used in the alphabet of the Tajik language, where it represents the close-mid central rounded vowel, /ɵ/. Accordingly, although the letter shape is a modification of У, the only aspect of the sound shared with /u/ is that both are relatively close, rounded vowels.

In 1937, it was also proposed for use in the Karelian Cyrillic alphabet to represent /y/, but was not adopted.

U with macron is used to represent long /u/ in Kildin Sami and Mansi, two Uralic languages spoken on the Kola peninsula (Kildin) and Western Siberia (Mansi). In these languages, length is distinctive, and the macron is used to mark the long version of all the vowels.

U with macron is also used in the Aleut language (Bering dialect).[2] It is the thirty-sixth letter of the modern Aleut alphabet.

U with macron is also used in Carpatho-Rusyn, the only Slavic language to do so. Its sound is close to /y/, or in some dialects, /u/.[3][4]

Computing codes

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Character information
PreviewӮӯ
Unicode name CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER
U WITH MACRON
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER
U WITH MACRON
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1262U+04EE1263U+04EF
UTF-8211 174D3 AE211 175D3 AF
Numeric character referenceӮӮӯӯ
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