Q with hook tail
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Q with hook tail (majuscule: Ɋ, minuscule: ɋ) is a letter of the extended Latin alphabet. It was introduced by Lutheran missionaries in Papua New Guinea for use in the Numanggang language in the 1930s or 1940s. In 2002, it was decided to discontinue using the letter.[1] It is still used in the Kâte language to represent a voiced labial-velar plosive Script error: No such module "IPA".. (Latin Q is voiceless Script error: No such module "IPA".) The Bargam language also uses it to represent the glottal stop.[2] In some forms of handwriting for English (and presumably other languages based on the Latin alphabet), lowercase q always has a hook tail. This is particularly evident in geometric sans-serif typefaces used to teach children how to write.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Despite the name, the uppercase glyph itself resembles more the letter latin alpha (Ɑ) than Q.
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- ↑ Revised Proposal for Additional Latin Phonetic and Orthographic Characters Script error: No such module "webarchive"., Lorna A. Priest, 2004.
- ↑ Hepner, Mark (2006). Bargam Grammar Sketch. SIL International.
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