U with ogonek (majuscule: Ų, minuscule: ų) is a letter of the Latin alphabet formed by addition of the ogonek to the letter U. It is used in Lithuanian,[1] Chipewyan, Dadibi, Dalecarlian, Gwichʼin, Hän, Iñapari, Kaska, Sierra Otomi, Sekani, Tagish, Tlingit, Tutchone, Winnebago, and Ixtlán Zapotec.

U with ogonek
Ų ų
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
Typealphabetic
Language of originChipewyan
Dadibi
Dalecarlian
Gwichʼin
Hän
Iñapari
Ixtlán Zapotec
Kaska
Lithuanian
Sierra Otomi
Sekani
Tagish
Tlingit
Tutchone
Winnebago
In UnicodeU+0172, U+0173
History
Development
  • Ų ų
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.

Usage

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In Lithuanian, it is the 28th letter of the alphabet, and is pronounced as long close back rounded vowel ([uː]). In the past, the letter was used to denote the nasalized close back rounded vowel ([ũ]). Currently, it appears in the words that used to be nasalized in the past, for example in siųsti, which means send.[1]

The letter also appears in various Indigenous languages of North America, which are: Chipewyan, Dadibi, Dalecarlian, Gwichʼin, Hän, Iñapari, Kaska, Sierra Otomi, Sekani, Tagish, Tlingit, Tutchone, Winnebago, and Ixtlán Zapotec. In most of them, the letter represent the nasalized close back rounded vowel ([ũ]).

Encoding

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Character information
Preview Ų ų
Unicode name LATIN CAPITAL LETTER U WITH OGONEK LATIN SMALL LETTER U WITH OGONEK
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 370 U+0172 371 U+0173
UTF-8 197 178 C5 B2 197 179 C5 B3
Numeric character reference Ų Ų ų ų
Named character reference Ų ų

References

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  1. ^ a b "Wymowa". lietpol.eu (in Polish).