R with stroke
R with stroke (majuscule: Ɍ, minuscule: ɍ) is a letter of the extended Latin alphabet, derived from R with the addition of a flat bar through the middle of the letter. It should not be confused with ℞, a symbol used for medical prescriptions.
Usage
It is used in the Kanuri language, where it represents a voiced retroflex consonant sound, although the exact manner of articulation is unclear and may vary between a lateral approximant [ɭ], a lateral tap [𝼈], or a non-lateral tap [ɽ].[1]
It also appears in Tunisian Arabic transliteration (based on Maltese with additional letters).[citation needed]
Ɍ was also used in the Unified Northern Alphabet, which was based on Latin rather than Cyrillic letters because it was developed during the later-cancelled process of Latinisation in the Soviet Union. However, this character was only used within the UNA for the Aleut language.[2]
Code positions
| Preview | Ɍ | ɍ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER R WITH STROKE | LATIN SMALL LETTER R WITH STROKE | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 588 | U+024C | 589 | U+024D |
| UTF-8 | 201 140 | C9 8C | 201 141 | C9 8D |
| Numeric character reference | Ɍ |
Ɍ |
ɍ |
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- ^ Jarrett, Kevin (2003). Blench, Roger (ed.). A dictionary of Manga, a Kanuri language of Eastern Niger and NE Nigeria (PDF). Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Материалы 1 Всесоюзной Конференции по развитию языков и письменности народов Севера [Proceedings of the 1st All-Union Conference on the Development of Languages and Writing of the Peoples of the North] (in Russian). 1932. pp. 104, 114. Retrieved 25 May 2025.