| I with circumflex | |
|---|---|
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Cyrillic |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Sound values | [īh] |
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I with circumflex (И̂ и̂; italics:И̂ и̂) is aCyrillic letter used in theUdege alphabet. The letter was made and used in the most common version of the alphabet: theKhabarovsk version.[1] It was proposed for inclusion in to theUkrainian alphabet in the 19th century.
M. O. Maksymovych proposed new letters for usage in theUkrainian alphabet, based on theetymological principles of spelling to preserve the old writing of Ukrainian. Of the letters proposed, И̂ was one of them.[2]
This letter is also used in some dialects ofBulgarian andSerbian (си̂н).[3]