V with curl

Ad hoc symbol for the labiodental flap
Ad hoc symbol for the labiodental flap

ⱴ (lowercase only) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the phonetic transcription of African languages to represent a labiodental flap. Although not an approved symbol of the International Phonetic Alphabet, it had been widely used to represent this sound. In 2005, the symbol right-hook v ⟨ⱱ⟩ was added to the IPA to represent the sound.

Computer encoding

Character information
Previewⱴ
Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER V WITH CURL
Encodingsdecimalhex
Unicode11380U+2C74
UTF-8226 177 180E2 B1 B4
Numeric character referenceⱴⱴ

References

  1. ↑ Lorna A. Priest: Revised Proposal for Additional Latin Phonetic and Orthographic Characters, p.16 (PDF; 2.5 MB)
  2. ↑ "SIL linguist successfully proposes new phonetic symbol". SIL Global. 2005-10-21. Retrieved 2024-09-26.