ɓ

See also: Ɓ and Appendix:Variations of "b"

ɓ U+0253, ɓ LATIN SMALL LETTER B WITH HOOK ← ɒ [U+0252] IPA Extensions ɔ → [U+0254]

Character variations

𐞅 U+10785, 𐞅 MODIFIER LETTER SMALL B WITH HOOK [unassigned: U+10786] ← 𐞄 [U+10784] Latin Extended-F 𐞇 → [U+10787]

Translingual

Pronunciation

• IPA:

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Symbol

ɓ

1. (IPA) a voiced bilabial implosive.
2. (superscript ⟨𐞅⟩, IPA) a [ɓ]-release, such as ⟨ɠ𐞅⟩ for [ɠ͡ɓ]; [ɓ]-coloring; or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ɓ].

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓ/

Letter

ɓ (upper case Ɓ)

1. The third letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by B and followed by C, and representing /ɓ/.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
• In Guinean alphabet (until 1984), this letter in Pular was represented by digraph bh.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

Hausa

Letter

ɓ (upper case Ɓ)

1. The third letter of the Hausa alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by B and followed by C, and representing /ɓ/.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ƙ ƙ, L l, M m, N n, O o, R r (R̃ r̃), S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ (ʼY ʼy), Z z, '
• ٻ (beeh)

Maore Comorian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓ/

Letter

ɓ (upper case Ɓ)

1. The third letter of the Maore Comorian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, Ɓ ɓ, D d, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, V̄ v̄, W w, Y y, Z z

Ngas

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓ/

Letter

ɓ (upper case Ɓ)

1. A letter of the Ngas alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Noon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓ/

Letter

ɓ (upper case Ɓ)

1. A letter of the Noon alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Xhosa

Etymology

From IPA ɓ.

Letter

ɓ (upper case Ɓ)

1. Obsolete letter formerly used to represent the phoneme /ɓ/. Replaced by b.

Zulu

Etymology

From IPA ɓ.

Letter

ɓ (lower case, upper case Ɓ)

1. Obsolete letter formerly used to represent the phoneme /ɓ/. Replaced by b.