Modifier letter double apostrophe
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The modifier letter double apostrophe () is a spacing glyph
. It is used in the orthography of Tundra Nenets
to denote a glottal stop
, or in the orthography of Dan
to indicate that a syllable has a top tone. It is encoded at .
Glyph
A glyph is an element of writing: an individual mark on a written medium that contributes to the meaning of what is written. A glyph is made up of one or more graphemes....
. It is used in the orthography of Tundra Nenets
Tundra Nenets language
Tundra Nenets is a Samoyedic language spoken in northern Russia, from the Kanin Peninsula to the Yenisei River, by the Nenets people. It is closely related to Nganasan and Enets, more distantly related to Selkup and even more distantly to the other Uralic languages...
to denote a glottal stop
Glottal stop
The glottal stop, or more fully, the voiceless glottal plosive, is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages. In English, the feature is represented, for example, by the hyphen in uh-oh! and by the apostrophe or [[ʻokina]] in Hawaii among those using a preservative pronunciation of...
, or in the orthography of Dan
Dan language
Dan is a Mande language spoken primarily in Côte d'Ivoire and Liberia . There is also a population of about 800 speakers in Guinea. Dan is a tonal language, with three main tones and two glide/contour tones....
to indicate that a syllable has a top tone. It is encoded at .
See also
- single apostrophe .
- Similar symbol