Turned H (uppercase: , lowercase: ɥ) is an additional letter of the Latin alphabet, based on a turned form of H. It is used in the Dan language in Liberia.[1] Its lowercase form is used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent the voiced labial–palatal approximant. It was also historically used in the Abaza, Abkhaz, and the Vassali Maltese alphabet.

Ɥ ɥ
Upper and lower case turned H
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
TypeAlphabetic and Logographic
In UnicodeU+A78D, U+0265
History
Development
  • Ɥ ɥ
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
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.

Usage

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An early usage of turned h appeared in Benjamin Franklin's phonetic alphabet where it represented [ʌ].[2]

During Latinisation, the letter would appear in the Abaza Latin alphabet of 1932 where it denoted the sound [t͡ɕ], and in the Abkhaz Latin alphabet of 1924 where it denoted the sound [t͡ʃʰ].[3] The letter also appeared in the Vassalli Maltese alphabet, and the Metelko alphabet for Slovene, where it stood for the sound [t͡ʃ].

In the Metelko alphabet, Maltese, Abaza, and Abkhaz languages, the letter had a capital form Ч, identical to the Cyrillic letter Che. This letter was also used in the first version of Unifon.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Lorna A. Priest (2008-04-23). "Proposal to Encode Additional Latin and Cyrillic Characters" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  2. ^ Franklin, Benjamin. A Reformed Mode of Spelling. In Political, Miscellaneous, and Philosophical Pieces, pages 467-478. London, 1779.
  3. ^ "Proposal to encode Latin letters used in the Former Soviet Union" (PDF). 2011-10-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  4. ^ Michael Everson (2012-04-29). "Proposal to encode "Unifon" and other characters in the UCS" (PDF). Retrieved 2021-09-18.