ɑ
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⟩.