Ƙ

Traditional uppercase and lowercase K with hook.

Wrong and preferred uppercase K with hook

Wrong and preferred lowercase K with hook
Ƙ (minuscule: ƙ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, used in Hausa to represent an ejective [kʼ].
It was formerly used in the International Phonetic Alphabet to represent a voiceless velar implosive (currently [ɠ̊]). It was withdrawn in 1993.
See also
Alphabets with this letter
- African reference alphabet
- Pan-Nigerian Alphabet
- Alphabets for the following specific languages
External links
- "Latin Extended B: Range 0180-024F" (Unicode code chart), specifically U+0198 and U+0199.
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