L with double bar
Latin letter
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L with double bar (Ⱡ ⱡ) is an additional letter used in the writing of the Kutenai language in Canada and some Chimbu–Wahgi languages like the Melpa and Nii languages in Papua New Guinea, composed of an L with two horizontal bars.
| L with double bar | |
|---|---|
| Ⱡ ⱡ | |
| |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Kutenai language, Nii language, Melpa language, Wahgi language |
| Sound values | |
| In Unicode | U+2C60, U+2C61 |
| History | |
| Development | |
Usage
Ⱡ is used in Kutenai to represent the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative [ɬ].[1] In practical usage, it is commonly replaced with the doubly barred vertical pipe ⟨ǂ⟩.
Ⱡ was initially used as an alternative to belted l ⟨ɬ⟩, mostly in handwriting and was preferred by Kutenai-language teachers in the 1990s.[2]
Ⱡ is used in Melpa and Nii to represent a velar lateral [ʟ] or [𝼄].
Ⱡ replaced l with bar ⟨ƚ⟩ in Nii from 1980-1990s.[3]
Computing codes
L with double bar can be represented with the following Unicode characters:
| Preview | Ⱡ | ⱡ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH DOUBLE BAR | LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH DOUBLE BAR | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 11360 | U+2C60 | 11361 | U+2C61 |
| UTF-8 | 226 177 160 | E2 B1 A0 | 226 177 161 | E2 B1 A1 |
| Numeric character reference | Ⱡ | Ⱡ | ⱡ | ⱡ |
