Ⱡ

L with double bar
Ⱡ ⱡ
Usage
Writing system	Latin script
Type	alphabetic
Language of origin	Kutenai language, Nii language, Melpa language, Wahgi language
Sound values	[𝼄]
In Unicode	U+2C60, U+2C61
History
Development	Λ λ 𐌋 L l Ⱡ ⱡ
Other

L with double bar (Ⱡ ⱡ) is an additional letter used in the writing of the Kutenai language in Canada and some Chimbu–Wahgi languages like the Melpa and Nii languages in Papua New Guinea, composed of an L with two horizontal bars.

Usage

Ⱡ is used in Kutenai to represent the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative [ɬ].^[1] In practical usage, it is commonly replaced with the doubly barred vertical pipe ⟨ǂ⟩.

Ⱡ was initially used as an alternative to belted l ⟨ɬ⟩, mostly in handwriting and was preferred by Kutenai-language teachers in the 1990s.^[2]

Ⱡ is used in Melpa and Nii to represent the voiceless velar lateral fricative [𝼄].

Ⱡ replaced l with bar ⟨ƚ⟩ in Nii from 1980-1990s.^[3]

Computing codese

L with double bar can be represented with the following Unicode characters:

Character information

Preview	Ⱡ		ⱡ
Unicode name	LATIN CAPITAL LETTER L WITH DOUBLE BAR		LATIN SMALL LETTER L WITH DOUBLE BAR
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	11360	U+2C60	11361	U+2C61
UTF-8	226 177 160	E2 B1 A0	226 177 161	E2 B1 A1
Numeric character reference	Ⱡ	Ⱡ	ⱡ	ⱡ

See also

• Bar (diacritic)

Notes and references

1. ʔaq̓amnik̓ Elementary School 2020.
2. Morgan 1991, p. 10, note 3.
3. Priest 2004, p. 4.

Bibliography

• "Ktunaxa Alphabet". FirstVoices.com. FirstVoices.com-Ktunaxa.
• Morgan, Lawrence (1991). A description of the Kutenai language. University of California at Berkeley.
• Priest, Lorna A. (2004). Revised Proposal to Encode Additional Latin Orthographic Characters (PDF).
• Ktunaxa Pronunciation - Quick Guide (PDF). ʔaq̓amnik̓ Elementary School. 2020.