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Db ligature
ȸ
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	Alphabetic
Sound values	[b̪]
In Unicode	U+0238
History
Development	d, b ȸ
Other
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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The db ligature, ȸ, is a typographic ligature of Latin d and b, and is used in Africanist linguistics for the transcription of certain African languages to represent [b̪], for example in the Zulu sequence [ɱȸv]. ȸ was added to Unicode 4.1 in 2005, as U+0238 LATIN SMALL LETTER DB DIGRAPH. As of 2010^[update], only a handful of fonts can display the character. These include Charis SIL, Code2000, Doulos SIL, Ubuntu, and DejaVu fonts.

Unicode character

See also

• ȹ, its voiceless counterpart

References

• Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Ladusaw, William A. (1996). Phonetic Symbol Guide. University of Chicago Press. p. 159.

External links

Look up ȸ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Unicode Character 'LATIN SMALL LETTER DB DIGRAPH' (U+0238)

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