| We | |
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| Ԝ ԝ | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Cyrillic |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Sound values | [w], [ʋ], [β̞], [β], [u̯] |
| History | |
| Development | W w
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We (Ԝ ԝ; italics:Ԝ ԝ) is a letter of theCyrillic script.[1] It looks identical to the Latin letter W, where it derives from.
The letter is used in the Cyrillic orthography of theKurdish language,[2][3]Yaghnobi language, and occasionally theTundra Yukaghir language.
The pronunciations shown in the table are the primary ones for each language; for details consult the articles on the languages. Lowercase We is similar to some forms ofCyrillic Omega in appearance.
| Language | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Kurdish language | /w/ |
| Tundra Yukaghir language | /w/ |
| Yaghnobi language | /β̞/,/β/ or/u̯/ (after a vowel at the end of a syllable)[4][5][6][7] |
| Preview | Ԝ | ԝ | ||
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| Unicode name | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER WE | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER WE | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 1308 | U+051C | 1309 | U+051D |
| UTF-8 | 212 156 | D4 9C | 212 157 | D4 9D |
| Numeric character reference | Ԝ | Ԝ | ԝ | ԝ |
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