qp ligature
The qp ligature, ȹ, is a typographic ligature of Latin q and p, and is used in some phonetic transcription systems, particularly for African languages, to represent a voiceless labiodental plosive [p̪], for example in the Zulu sequence [ɱȹf’].
In Unicode
| Character | ȹ | |
|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | LATIN SMALL LETTER QP DIGRAPH | |
| Encodings | decimal | hex |
| Unicode | 569 | U+0239 |
| UTF-8 | 200 185 | C8 B9 |
| Numeric character reference | ȹ | ȹ |
References
- Unicode Character 'LATIN SMALL LETTER QP DIGRAPH' (U+0239)
- Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Ladusaw, William A. (1996). Phonetic Symbol Guide. University of Chicago Press. p. 159.
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