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◌͌ U+034C, ͌ COMBINING ALMOST EQUAL TO ABOVE ← ◌͋ [U+034B] Combining Diacritical Marks ◌͍ → [U+034D]

Translingual

Etymology

A nasal tilde ⟨◌̃⟩ doubled for intensity, as velopharyngeal frication is fricative turbulence in air forced through the velopharyngeal port and into the nasal cavity.

Diacritical mark

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1. (extIPA) Indicates velopharyngeal frication (posterior nasal frication), usually of a consonant.

   Synonym: 𐞐

Usage notes

• Distinguish from two stacked nasal tildes, ⟨◌̃̃⟩, which indicates strong nasalization. The modifier letter ⟨𐞐⟩ may be used as a less ambiguous indicator of velopharyngeal friction.