Ƴ
| Y with hook | |
|---|---|
| Ƴ ƴ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | alphabet |
| Phonetic usage | [j̰] [ʔʲ] [ʄ] |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Other | |
Ƴ (
African languages, such as Fula to represent a palatalized glottal stop, [ʔʲ], and in Hausa to represent a creaky voiced palatal approximant [j̰]. In Noon, a language spoken in Senegal, ƴ represents a voiced palatal implosive [ʄ].[1]
The placement of the hook on the capital Ƴ
The original
African reference alphabet. The Unicode usage apparently followed that shown in ISO 6438, but it is not clear where the latter got it. The form used in the code charts was later changed to show the hook on the right side.[2][3]
Alternative representations
An alternative representation of the sound is ʼy. This is used in the orthographies of Hausa and Fula in Nigeria, while ƴ is used in Niger for Hausa, and in most of West Africa for Fula. See also: Pan-Nigerian alphabet
In the
orthography for languages of Guinea (pre-1985)
, yh was used instead of ƴ.
See also
Alphabets with this letter
- African reference alphabet
- Alphabets for the following specific languages:
Notes
- ^ "Une esquisse de la phonologie de la langue noon". SIL International. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ "Errata Fixed in Unicode 4.1.0". 2004-11-15. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ "Approved Minutes of the UTC 101 / L2 198 Joint Meeting". 2004-11-15. Retrieved 2008-06-16.