Aleut Ka (Ԟ ԟ; italics: Ԟ ԟ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. It is formed from the Cyrillic letter Ka (К к) by adding a stroke to the upper diagonal arm.[1]
| Aleut Ka | |
|---|---|
| Ԟ ԟ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Cyrillic |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Sound values | /q/ |
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 During the revival of the Aleut Cyrillic alphabet in the 1980s it has been replaced by the Ka with hook.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
edit| Preview | Ԟ | ԟ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER ALEUT KA |
CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER ALEUT KA | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 1310 | U+051E | 1311 | U+051F |
| UTF-8 | 212 158 | D4 9E | 212 159 | D4 9F |
| Numeric character reference | Ԟ | Ԟ | ԟ | ԟ |
See also
editOther Cyrillic letters used to write the sound /q/:
References
edit- ↑ "Aleut primer" (PDF). www.asna.ca. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2026-02-13.
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