qp ligature

The qp ligature, ȹ, is a typographic ligature of Latin q and p, and is used in some phonetic transcription systems, particularly for African languages, to represent a voiceless labiodental plosive [p̪], for example in the Zulu sequence [ɱȹf’].

Not to be confused with Pari (letter).

In Unicode
Character information
Previewȹ
Unicode name LATIN SMALL LETTER QP DIGRAPH
Encodingsdecimalhex
Unicode569U+0239
UTF-8200 185C8 B9
Numeric character referenceȹȹ

References
  • Unicode Character 'LATIN SMALL LETTER QP DIGRAPH' (U+0239)
  • Pullum, Geoffrey K.; Ladusaw, William A. (1996). Phonetic Symbol Guide. University of Chicago Press. p. 159.

See also
Look up ȹ in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
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