We (Ԝ ԝ; italics: Ԝ ԝ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script.[1] In all of its forms it looks exactly like the Latin letter W (W w W w), which is likely where it derives from.
We is used in the Cyrillic orthography of the Kurdish language,[2][3] in (some versions of the orthography of) the Yaghnobi language and in the Tundra Yukaghir language.
Usage
editThe pronunciations shown in the table are the primary ones for each language; for details consult the articles on the languages. Lowercase We is similar to some forms of Cyrillic Omega in appearance.
Language | Pronunciation |
---|---|
Kurdish language | /w/ |
Tundra Yukaghir language | /w/ |
Yaghnobi language | /β̞/, /β/ or /u̯/ (after a vowel at the end of a syllable)[4][5][6][7] |
Computing codes
editPreview | Ԝ | ԝ | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Unicode name | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER WE | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER WE | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 1308 | U+051C | 1309 | U+051D |
UTF-8 | 212 156 | D4 9C | 212 157 | D4 9D |
Numeric character reference | Ԝ | Ԝ | ԝ | ԝ |
See also
edit- Cyrillic characters in Unicode
- Ѡ ѡ : Cyrillic letter Omega, a similar-looking letter in archaic Cyrillic texts for /o/
- W w : Latin letter W
- Ў ў : Cyrillic letter Short U, another letter romanized as "W"
- В̌ в̌ : Cyrillic letter Ve with caron
References
edit- ^ "Cyrillic Supplement: Range: 0500–052F" (PDF). The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0. p. 45. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
- ^ Heciyê Cindî (1974). Әлифба. Yerevan. p. 96.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Dilan M.R. Roshani. "Existing Kurdish alphabets". Kurdish Academy of Language. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
- ^ А. Л. Хромов. Ягнобский язык. – М.: «Наука», 1972. (in Russian)
- ^ А. Л. Хромов. Ягнобский язык // Основы иранского языкознания. Новоиранские языки II. – Восточная группа / Под ред. В. С. Расторгуевой. – М.: «Наука», 1987. – С. 644–701. (in Russian)
- ^ В. С. Соколова. Ягнобский язык // Очерки по фонетике иранских языков. – М.–Л., 1953. – С. 59–79. (in Russian)
- ^ С. П. Виноградова. Ягнобский язык // Иранские языки III. – Восточноиранские языки. – М.: «Индрик», 2000. – С. 290–310. (in Russian)
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