Yn (Georgian letter)

Yn
Ⴧ ⴧ ჷ Ჷ
Usage
Writing systemGeorgian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originSvan language
Mingrelian language
Sound values[ə], [ɯ], [ɨ]
In UnicodeU+10C7, U+2D27, U+10F7, U+1CB7
History
Development
Ⴓ ⴓ უ Უ?
  • Ⴧ ⴧ ჷ Ჷ
TransliterationsƏ, Ĕ
Other
Associated numbersNone
Writing directionLeft-to-right

Yn, or Shva (Asomtavruli: Ⴧ; Nuskhuri: ⴧ; Mkhedruli: ჷ; Mtavruli: Ჷ; Georgian: ჷნ, შვა) is an additional letter of the Georgian alphabet. Currently, this letter is used in the Svan and Mingrelian alphabets, and historically also in Ossetian and Abkhazian when those languages used the Georgian script. It represents the mid central vowel /ə/ in Svan and Mingrelian[1] (sometimes realized as the close back unrounded vowel /ɯ/ or the close central unrounded vowel /ɨ/) and the close central unrounded vowel /ɨ/ in Ossetian.[2] Because this letter is not one of the original Georgian letters, it has no numerical value. It is typically romanized with the letter Schwa (Ə) or the letter E with breve (Ĕ).[3] Some speculations claim that the letter Yn originated from the letter Uni.

Letter

asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli mtavruli

Computing codes

Character information
Preview Ⴧ ⴧ ჷ Ჷ
Unicode name GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER YN GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER YN GEORGIAN LETTER YN GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER YN
Encodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex dec hex
Unicode 4295 U+10C7 11559 U+2D27 4343 U+10F7 7351 U+1CB7
UTF-8 225 131 135 E1 83 87 226 180 167 E2 B4 A7 225 131 183 E1 83 B7 225 178 183 E1 B2 B7
Numeric character reference Ⴧ Ⴧ ⴧ ⴧ ჷ ჷ Ჷ Ჷ

See also

References

  1. ^ Mzhavanadze, Nana. "An Articulation Phenomenon in Svan Singing Repertoire" (PDF). www.uni-potsdam.de. p. 4.
  2. ^ "Ossetian | Iranian Languages". iranian-languages.arizona.edu.
  3. ^ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
  • ჷ on Wiktionary
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