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Aleut Ka

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Aleut Ka
Ԟ ԟ
Usage
Writing systemCyrillic
TypeAlphabetic
Sound values/q/
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Aleut Ka ԟ; italics: Ԟ ԟ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is formed from the Cyrillic letter Ka к) by adding a stroke to the upper diagonal arm.[1]

Aleut Ka was used in the alphabet of the Aleut language in the 19th century, where it represented the voiceless uvular plosive /q/ (like the ‘k’ in ‘kite’ but uvular). During the revival of the Aleut Cyrillic alphabet in the 1980s it has been replaced by the Ka with hook.

Computing codes

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Character information
PreviewԞԟ
Unicode name CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER
ALEUT KA
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER
ALEUT KA
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1310U+051E1311U+051F
UTF-8212 158D4 9E212 159D4 9F
Numeric character referenceԞԞԟԟ

See also

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Other Cyrillic letters used to write the sound /q/:

References

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  1. "Aleut primer" (PDF). www.asna.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2026-02-13.