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U+A7FE, ꟾ
LATIN EPIGRAPHIC LETTER I LONGA

[U+A7FD]
Latin Extended-D
[U+A7FF]

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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(upper case)

  1. (in ancient inscriptions) a long I, used instead of the apex (◌́) found on other vowel letters.
    • c. 100 CE Roman inscription (image):
      C[aius]·AVRELIVS / PARTꟵENIVS / ÓRNÁMENTS·DEC[urionalibus] / HONÓRÁTVS·COL[oniae]·AVG[ustae] / NEMAVS·IIIIVIR·AVG[ustalis] / COL[onia]·CÓPIA·CLAVD[ia]·AVG[usta]·LVGVD[uni] / ITEM·NÁRBÓNE·MÁRTIO / ET·FIR[ma]·IVL[ia]·SECVND[anorum] ARAVSIÓNE / ET·FORO·IVLI·PÁCÁTO / VBQVE·GRÁTVITS·HONÓRIBVS

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