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O with ogonek (majuscule: Ǫ, minuscule: ǫ) is a letter of the Latin alphabet formed by addition of the ogonek to the letter O. It is used in Western Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua, Muscogee, Dadibi, Gwichʼin, and Navajo.[1] It is also used in the Latin transcription of Old Church Slavonic, and Proto-Slavic language, as well as in Slavistic Phonetic Alphabet.[2] It is also still in use for the writing of Old Norse, and used to be used sporadically in Polish.[3]

O with ogonek
Ǫ ǫ
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
Unicode codepointU+01EA, U+01EB
History
Development
  • Ǫ ǫ
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Usage

The letter is used in autochtonic languages of North America: Western Apache, Mescalero-Chiricahua, Muscogee, Dadibi, Gwichʼin, and Navajo.[1] In such languages, it represents either nasalized close-mid back rounded vowel ([õ]), or nasalized ([ɔ̃]).

It is also used in the Latin transcription of Old Church Slavonic where it represents the nasal back vowel, as well as in Proto-Slavic language where it represents labialized non-front vowel. It is also used in Slavistic Phonetic Alphabet, where it represents the nasalized O-sound, for example, the pronunciation of Ą in Polish.[2]

It was used in the Old Norse, where it represented the open back rounded vowel ([ɒ]) sound. Additionally, the letter sporadically used to be an alternative to Ą in Polish.[3]

Encoding
Character information
PreviewǪǫ
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER O WITH OGONEK LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH OGONEK
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode490U+01EA491U+01EB
UTF-8199 170C7 AA199 171C7 AB
Numeric character referenceǪǪǫǫ

References
  1. J.M. McDonough, The Navajo Sound System.
  2. Grzegorz Jagodziński. "Transcription systems used in Polish phonetic and phonology". free.of.pl.
  3. Michał Suchorowski, Zabawki dramatyczne. vol. 1.

Bibliography
  • J.M. McDonough, The Navajo Sound System. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003. ISBN 978-1-4020-1351-5.
  • Michał Suchorowski, Zabawki dramatyczne. vol. 1. Lviv. 1831.
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