Gʻ
| G with turned comma above right | |
|---|---|
| Gʻ gʻ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Latin script |
| Type | alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Uzbek language |
| Sound values | /ʁ/ |
| In Unicode | U+0047 U+02BB, U+0067 U+02BB |
| History | |
| Development | |
| Time period | 1995 to 2026 |
| Other | |
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
Gʻ (g with turned comma above right; minuscule: gʻ) is the 26th letter in the 1995–2026 orthography of the Uzbek Latin alphabet, representing the voiced uvular fricative /ʁ/, like the French r in "rouge". It was adopted in the May 1995 revision of the alphabet, replacing Ğ.[1] A further spelling reform in 2026 (which will come into force in April 2027) reverted the change, bringing back Ğ.[2] It was also used for the same sound in the Karakalpak alphabet until 2016, when it was replaced with Ǵ. It corresponds to Cyrillic Ғ.
Encodings
[edit]In Unicode, Gʻ is not encoded as a precomposed character, but rather as a sequence of U+0047 G LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G or U+0067 g LATIN SMALL LETTER G and U+02BB ʻ MODIFIER LETTER TURNED COMMA. Since the modifier letter isn't readily typeable on the Uzbek Latin keyboard layouts shipped with Microsoft Windows as of 2022, the substitution of other characters such as U+0027 ' APOSTROPHE and U+2018 ‘ LEFT SINGLE QUOTATION MARK is very common.[3] But the use of U+02BB is the only correct option, as the signs U+2018 and U+2019 fulfill the role of secondary quotation marks in the Uzbek Latin.
| Preview | G | g | ʻ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | LATIN CAPITAL LETTER G | LATIN SMALL LETTER G | MODIFIER LETTER TURNED COMMA | |||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 71 | U+0047 | 103 | U+0067 | 699 | U+02BB |
| UTF-8 | 71 | 47 | 103 | 67 | 202 187 | CA BB |
| Numeric character reference | G | G | g | g | ʻ | ʻ |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "71-I-son 06.05.1995. Oʻzbekiston Respublikasining "Lotin yozuviga asoslangan oʻzbek alifbosini joriy etish toʻgʻrisida"gi Qonuniga oʻzgartishlar kiritish haqida". National Database of Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ↑ "OʻRQ-1184-son 21.10.2026. «Lotin yozuviga asoslangan oʻzbek alifbosini joriy etish toʻgʻrisida»gi Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi Qonuniga oʻzgartirish kiritish haqida". National Database of Legislation of the Republic of Uzbekistan (in Uzbek). Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- ↑ "Qaysi biri to'g'ri: O'zbekiston, O'zbekiston, O'zbekiston yoki Oʻzbekiston?". Озодлик Радиоси (in Uzbek). 16 August 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
