G with hook

G with hook
Ɠ ɠ
File:Latin letter G with hook.svg
File:Latin letter G with hook (lowercase form 2).svg
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	alphabetic
Language of origin	African Reference Alphabet
Sound values	[ɠ]
In Unicode	U+0193, U+0260
Alphabetical position	19th
History
Development	Pictogram of a Camel (speculated origin) Gimel Gimel Early Greek Gamma Early Etruscan C Γ γ 𐌂 C G Ɠ ɠ
Other

G with hook (majuscule: Ɠ, minuscule: ɠ) is a letter of the extended Latin alphabet. In the International Phonetic Alphabet, its small caps form (U+029B ʛ LATIN LETTER SMALL CAPITAL G WITH HOOK) represents the voiced uvular implosive and its lowercase form represents the voiced velar implosive. Because it occurs in the orthographies of some African languages, including some unofficial orthographies of Fula, it is included in the African reference alphabet.

Unicode

In Unicode, the majuscule Ɠ is encoded in the Latin Extended-B block at U+0193 Ɠ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G WITH HOOK and the minuscule ɠ is encoded at U+0260 ɠ LATIN SMALL LETTER G WITH HOOK.

File:GwithHook.png

Doulos SIL glyphs for Majuscule and minuscule Ɠɠ.

See also

• Writing systems of Africa (section on Latin script)