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Letter of the Latin alphabet

Tone six

Tone six
All data from the card 6
Writing system
Latin script
Type
alphabetic
Language of origin
Bouyei language, Zhuang language (1957–1982 spelling of h)
In Unicode
U+0184, U+0185
Development
6Ƅ ƅ
Time period
1957-1986

Ƅ (minuscule: ƅ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet used in the Zhuang alphabet and Bouyei alphabet from 1957 to 1986 to indicate the sixth tone, mid-level. The 'b' shape was chosen for the letter because it resembles the digit '6', and the character represents the sixth tone. In 1986, it was replaced by h.

Computing codes

  • U+0184 Ƅ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER TONE SIX
  • U+0185 ƅ LATIN SMALL LETTER TONE SIX

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