Ɓ

See also: ɓ, Ƃ, and Appendix:Variations of "b"

Ɓ U 0181, Ɓ LATIN CAPITAL LETTER B WITH HOOK ← ƀ [U 0180] Latin Extended-B Ƃ → [U 0182]

An early form for capital ɓ, essentially ⟨Ƃ⟩, is preferred for Dan and Kpelle in Liberia.

Fula

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓ/

Letter

Ɓ (lower case ɓ)

1. The third letter of the Fula alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by B and followed by C, and representing /ɓ/.

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).
• This letter in Pular (Guinea) was represented by digraph Bh in Guinean alphabet until the 1980s.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) karfeeje; ', A a, B b, Mb mb, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Nd nd, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, Ng ng, Ɠ ɠ, H h, I i, J j, Nj nj, K k, L l, M m, N n, Ŋ ŋ, Ñ ñ, Ɲ ɲ, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ

Hausa

Letter

Ɓ (lower case ɓ)

1. The third letter of the Hausa alphabet, written in the Latin script. Preceded by B and followed by C, and representing /ɓ/.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, Ɓ ɓ, C c, D d, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, Ƙ ƙ, L l, M m, N n, O o, R r (R̃ r̃), S s, Sh sh, T t, Ts ts, U u, W w, Y y, Ƴ ƴ (ʼY ʼy), Z z, '
• ٻ (beeh)

Maore Comorian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɓ/

Letter

Ɓ (lower case ɓ)

1. The third letter of the Maore Comorian alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, B b, Ɓ ɓ, D d, Ɗ ɗ, E e, F f, G g, H h, I i, J j, K k, L l, M m, N n, O o, P p, R r, S s, T t, U u, V v, V̄ v̄, W w, Y y, Z z

Ngas

Pronunciation

1. IPA^(key): /ɓ/

Letter

Ɓ (lower case ɓ)

1. A letter of the Ngas alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Zulu

Etymology

From IPA ɓ.

Letter

Ɓ (upper case, lower case ɓ)

1. Obsolete letter formerly used to represent the phoneme /ɓ/. Replaced by B.