Chini (letter)

Chini, or Chin (Asomtavruli: Ⴙ; Nuskhuri: ⴙ; Mkhedruli: ჩ; Mtavruli: Ჩ; Georgian: ჩინი, ჩინ) is the 29th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

Writing systemGeorgian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originGeorgian language

Sound values[tʃ⁽ʰ⁾]

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Chini
Ⴙ ⴙ ჩ Ჩ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[tʃ⁽ʰ⁾]
In Unicode	U+10B9, U+2D19, U+10E9, U+1CA9
Alphabetical position	29
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Ch, Ch’, Č, Č’, Č‘
Other
Associated numbers	1000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 1000.^[2] Chini commonly represents the voiceless postalveolar (aspirated) affricate /tʃ⁽ʰ⁾/,^[3] like the pronunciation of ⟨ch⟩ in "choose". It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ch, and Ch’, or with the letters Č, Č’, and Č‘.^[4]