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| Ɩ | |
|---|---|
| Ɩ ɩ | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | Alphabetic andLogographic |
| In Unicode | U+0196, U+0269 |
| Other | |
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
Latin iota (majuscule:Ɩ, minuscule:ɩ) is a letter of theLatin alphabet, based on thelowercase of theGreek letteriota (ι).
It was formerly used in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet to represent[ɪ] (the vowel inEnglish "bit"). It was replaced by asmall capital I (ɪ) in 1989, but it can still be found in use in some later works. Other variations are used for phonetic transcription:[1]⟨ᵼ⟩,⟨ᶥ⟩.
Ɩ has been adopted as a letter in the alphabets of someAfrican languages, such asGurunɛ,Kabiyé orMossi. Its capital form has a hook to distinguish it from capitalI. The accented italic formɩ is very often indistinguishable from the italic letter small Ii inserif fonts.
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