Em with tail

Em with tail
Ӎ ӎ
Usage
Writing systemCyrillic
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originKildin Sámi
Sound values/m̥/
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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.

Em with tail is used in the current alphabet for the Kildin Sámi language and Ter Sami language in the Kola Peninsula in Russia,: 205  where it represents a voiceless bilabial nasal /m̥/.[citation needed] This version of the Kildin Sámi alphabet was developed from 1976 to 1982. 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.: 211 

Computing codes

Character information
PreviewӍӎ
Unicode name CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER
EM WITH TAIL		 CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER
EM WITH TAIL
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1229U+04CD1230U+04CE
UTF-8211 141D3 8D211 142D3 8E
Numeric character referenceӍӍӎӎ

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Reissler, Michael (2013). "Towards a digital infrastructure for Kildin Saami". In Kasten, Erich; de Graaf, Tjeerd (eds.). Sustaining Indigenous Knowledge: Learning Tools and Community Initiatives for Preserving Endangered Languages and Local Cultural Heritage (PDF). pp. 195–218. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Алфавит раздора" [Alphabet of Discord]. СеверПост - SeverPost (in Russian). 11 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2025.