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| G with dot above | |
|---|---|
| Ġ ġ | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | Left-to-right |
| Sound values | [ɣ] [ʁ] [dʒ] [g~j] [ŋ] |
| In Unicode | U+0120, U+0121 |
| Lexicographic position | 8 (after G) |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Time period | c. 500-present |
| This article containsphonetic transcriptions in theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, seeHelp:IPA. For the distinction between[ ],/ / and ⟨ ⟩, seeIPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. | |
Ġ (minuscule:ġ) is a letter of theLatin script, formed fromG with the addition of adot above the letter.
Ġ is used in someArabic transliteration schemes, such asDIN 31635 andISO 233, to represent the letterغ (ġayn).
Ġ is used in theromanization of Classical or Eastern Armenian to represent the letterՂ/ղ (ġat).
Ġ is present in theChechen Latin alphabet, created in the 1990s. TheCyrillic equivalent is гI, which represents the sound/ɣ/.[1]
In some dialects of theIñupiaq language, anEskaleut language, Ġ is used to represent thevoiced uvular fricative/ʁ/.[2][3][4]
Ġ was formerly used inIrish to represent thelenited form ofG. Thedigraphgh is now used.[5]
Ġ is the 7th letter of theMaltese alphabet, preceded byF and followed byG. Pronounced as the English "J" inJam. It represents thevoiced postalveolar affricate[dʒ].[6]
⟨ġ⟩ is sometimes (about 16th century) used to represent real [g], to distinguish it from the letter ⟨g⟩, which represented theconsonant [j].
⟨Ġ⟩ is sometimes used in modern scholarly transcripts ofOld English to represent[j] or[dʒ] (after⟨n⟩), to distinguish it from⟨g⟩ pronounced as/ɣ/, which is otherwise spelled identically. The digraph⟨cg⟩ was also used to represent[dʒ].[7]
⟨Ġ⟩ is used in someUkrainian transliteration schemes, mainlyISO 9:1995, as the letterҐ.
⟨ġ⟩ is sometimes used as aphonetic symbol transcribing[ɣ] or[ŋ].
Ġ is used in the transliteration ofGeorgian to represent the letterღ.
ISO 8859-3 (Latin-3) includes Ġ at D5 and ġ at F5 for use in Maltese, andISO 8859-14 (Latin-8) includes Ġ at B2 and ġ at B3 for use in Irish.
Precomposed characters for Ġ and ġ have been present inUnicode since version 1.0. As part ofWGL4, it can be expected to display correctly on most computer systems.
| Appearance | Code points | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Ġ | U+0120 U+0047, U+0307 | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G WITH DOT ABOVE LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G +COMBINING DOT ABOVE |
| ġ | U+0121 U+0067, U+0307 | LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH DOT ABOVE LATIN SMALL LETTER G +COMBINING DOT ABOVE |
OpenAI's GPT-2 uses U+0120 (Ġ) as a substitute for the space character in its tokens.[8]
