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Kani (letter)

Kani (asomtavruli Ⴕ, nuskhuri ⴕ, mkhedruli ქ, mtavruli Ქ) is the 25th letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 600.[2]

Kani commonly represents the voiceless velar plosive /k/, like the pronunciation of ⟨k⟩ in "king".

Letter

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asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli
     

Stroke order

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asomtavruli[3]
 
nuskhuri[4]
 
mkhedruli[5]
 

Computer encodings

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asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli
U 10B5[6] U 2D15[7] U 10E5[6]

Braille

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mkhedruli[8]
 

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Machavariani, p. 136
  2. ^ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 83
  3. ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
  4. ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
  5. ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
  6. ^ a b Unicode (1)
  7. ^ Unicode (2)
  8. ^ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

Bibliography

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  • Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
  • Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
  • Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
  • The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
  • The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013
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