ʔ

See also: ɂ, Ɂ, ॽ, ˀ, ʡ, ʕ, and Appendix:Variations of "?"

ʔ U+0294, ʔ LATIN LETTER GLOTTAL STOP ← ʓ [U+0293] IPA Extensions ʕ → [U+0295]

Character variations

ˀ U+02C0, ˀ MODIFIER LETTER GLOTTAL STOP ← ʿ [U+02BF] Spacing Modifier Letters ˁ → [U+02C1]

Translingual

Etymology

From ⟨ʾ⟩, which is used in scientific transliteration of Semitic languages, itself based on the Greek spiritus lenis.

Pronunciation

• IPA:

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Symbol

ʔ

1. (IPA, UPA, NAPA) glottal stop; The symbol itself is referred to as a glottal stop or gelded question mark.

   (superscript ⟨ˀ⟩) glottalization or a weak, fleeting or epenthetic [ʔ] – see ⟨ˀ⟩

Gallery

• 
  The caseless IPA letter used by a majority of languages
• 
  The gelded question mark is a common graphic variant
• 
  The superscript form ˀ used in Cayuga and Chiwere may be a Unicode approximation of the gelded question mark
• 
  The capital form Ɂ used in the Northwest Territories
• 
  The lowercase form ɂ used in the Northwest Territories
• 
  The caseless form ॽ used in Devanagari for the Yakkha language

Chipewyan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Letter

ʔ (no case)

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

Usage notes

Unicase letter only used in Saskatchewan. In the Northwest Territories, the casing pair ⟨Ɂ, ɂ⟩ is used.

Comanche

Alternative forms

• ?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Letter

ʔ (no case)

1. A letter of the Comanche alphabet.

Heiltsuk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Letter

ʔ (no case)

1. The sixty-second letter of the Heiltsuk alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) B b, P p, P̓ p̓, D d, T t, T̓ t̓, Z z, C c, C̓ c̓, S s, Ꟛ ꟛ, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, Ɫ ɫ, G g, K k, K̓ k̓, X x, Gv gv, Kv kv, K̓v k̓v, Xv xv, Ǧv ǧv, Qv qv, Q̓v q̓v, X̌v x̌v, Ǧ ǧ, Q q, Q̓ q̓, X̌ x̌, M m, Ṃ́ ṃ́, Ṃ ṃ, ʼM m̓, ʼṂ ṃ̓, N n, Ṇ́ ṇ́, Ṇ ṇ, ʼN n̓, ʼṆ ṇ̓, L l, Ḷ́ ḷ́, Ḷ ḷ, ʼL l̓, ʼḶ ḷ̓, Y y, Í í, I i, ʼY y̓, I̓ i̓, W w, Ú ú, U u, ʼW w̓, U̓ u̓, H h, Á á, A a, H̓ h̓, A̓ a̓, Ħ ħ, ʔ

Kashaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Letter

ʔ (no case)

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

Kwak'wala

Alternative forms

• ⟨ʼ⟩ in Uʼmista orthography (standard Kwakʼwala)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Letter

ʔ (no case)

1. (Liqʼwala dialect) A letter of the Kwak'wala alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• Uʼmista
• (Latin-script letters) A a, A̱ a̱, B b, D d, Dł dł, Dz dz, E e, G g, Gw gw, G̱ g̱, G̱w g̱w, H h, I i, K k, Kw kw, K̓ k̓, K̓w k̓w, Ḵ ḵ, Ḵw ḵw, Ḵ̓ ḵ̓, Ḵ̓w ḵ̓w, L l, ʼL ʼl, Ł ł, M m, ʼM ʼm, N n, ʼN ʼn, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Tł tł, T̓ł t̓ł, Ts ts, T̓s t̓s, U u, W w, ʼW ʼw, X x, Xw xw, X̱ x̱, X̱w x̱w, Y y, ʼY ʼy, ʼ

• Liq̓ʷala
• (Latin-script letters) A a, Ə ə, B b, D d, Ꟛ ꟛ, Dᶻ dᶻ, E e, G g, Gʷ gʷ, Ǧ ǧ, Ǧʷ ǧʷ, H h, I i, K k, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ k̓, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, Q q, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ q̓, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, O o, P p, P̓ p̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, C c, C̓ c̓, U u, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʔ

Lushootseed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Letter

ʔ (no case)

1. The first letter of the Lushootseed alphabet, written in the Latin script.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) ʔ, a, b, b̓, c, c̓, č, č̓, d, dᶻ, ə, g, gʷ, h, i, ǰ, k, k̓, kʷ, k̓ʷ, l, l̓, ɫ ɬ, ƛ̓, m, m̓, n, n̓, p, p̓, q, q̓, qʷ, q̓ʷ, s, š, t, t̓, u, w, w̓, x, xʷ, x̌, x̌ʷ, y, y̓

Nootka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Letter

ʔ (no case)

1. A letter of the Nuu-chah-nulth alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Aa aa, B b, C c, C̓ c̓, Č č, Č̓ č̓, D d, E e, Ee ee, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Ii ii, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, Ƛ ƛ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, Ŋ ŋ, O o, Oo oo, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, S s, Š š, T t, T̓ t̓, U u, Uu uu, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̣ x̣, X̣ʷ x̣ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʕ, ʔ

Okanagan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔ/

Letter

ʔ (no case)

1. A letter of the Okanagan alphabet.

See also

• (Latin-script letters) A a, Á á, C c, C̓ c̓, Ə ə, Ə́ ə́, Ɣ ɣ, Ɣ̓ ɣ̓, H h, Ḥ ḥ, I i, Í í, K k, K̓ k̓, Kʷ kʷ, K̓ʷ k̓ʷ, L l, L̓ l̓, Ł ł, Ɬ ɬ, Ƛ̓ ƛ̓, M m, M̓ m̓, N n, N̓ n̓, P p, P̓ p̓, Q q, Q̓ q̓, Qʷ qʷ, Q̓ʷ q̓ʷ, R r, R̓ r̓, S s, T t, T̓ t̓, U u, Ú ú, W w, W̓ w̓, X x, Xʷ xʷ, X̌ x̌, X̌ʷ x̌ʷ, Y y, Y̓ y̓, ʕ, ʕ̓, ʕʷ, ʕ̓ʷ, ʔ

Sechelt

Letter

ʔ (no case)

1. A letter of the Sechelt alphabet.

Usage notes

This letter is distinct from the small gelded question mark letter, ⟨ˀ⟩, that combines with resonants such as m n l w y.