Latin turned alpha

Latin turned alpha
Ɒ ɒ
Upper and lower case Latin turned alpha.
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
Typealphabetic
Language of originInternational Phonetic Alphabet, Americanist phonetic notation, Uralic Phonetic Alphabet, Teuthonista, Swedish Dialect Alphabet, Dania, Norvegia transcription
Phonetic usage[ɒ]
[ɐ]
[ɑ]
Unicode codepointU+2C70, U+0252
History
Development
A a/Ɑ ɑ
  • Ɒ ɒ
Time period1890s to present
SistersA,
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

The Latin turned alpha, also known as the turned script A (uppercase: , lowercase: ɒ), is an additional letter of the Latin script, based on letters A and Latin alpha (Ɑ). Its lowercase variant is used in International Phonetic Alphabet,[1] Americanist phonetic notation,[2] Uralic Phonetic Alphabet, Teuthonista, Swedish Dialect Alphabet, Dania, and Norvegia transcriptions.[3] Its uppercase variant is used in the Americanist phonetic notation.[2] The letter also appears in Belter Creole, a constructed language made by Nick Farmer for The Expanse television sci-fi series.[4]

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