ɑ
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See also: Ɑ and Appendix:Variations of "a"
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
A Latin form of Greek ⟨α⟩, formed by analogy with manuscript forms of Latin a. In the early years of the IPA, regular Greek ⟨α⟩ was used.
Pronunciation[edit]
IPA (file)
Symbol[edit]
ɑ
- (IPA) an open back unrounded vowel.
- (superscript ⟨ᵅ⟩, IPA) [ɑ]-coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [ɑ].
Fe'fe'[edit]
Letter[edit]
ɑ (upper case Ɑ)
- A vowel letter with approximately the value of IPA ⟨ɑ⟩.
Usage notes[edit]
Although encoded in Unicode as a Latin letter, the form in the Feʼfeʼ alphabet is Greek, to avoid confusion in handwriting with the vowel letter ⟨a⟩.
Mbembe[edit]
Letter[edit]
ɑ (upper case Ɑ)
- A vowel letter with approximately the value of IPA ⟨ɑ⟩.
Usage notes[edit]
Although encoded as a Latin letter, the form in the Mbembe alphabet is Greek, to avoid confusion in handwriting with the vowel letter ⟨a⟩.