Kani (letter)

Kani (asomtavruli Ⴕ, nuskhuri ⴕ, mkhedruli ქ) is the 25th letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 600.[2]

Kani commonly represents the voiceless velar plosive /k/, like the pronunciation of ⟨k⟩ in "king".

Letter
asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli

Stroke order
asomtavruli[3]
nuskhuri[4]
mkhedruli[5]

Computer encodings
asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli
U+10B5[6] U+2D15[7] U+10E5[6]

Braille
mkhedruli[8]

See also

References
  1. Machavariani, p. 136
  2. Mchedlidze, (2) p. 83
  3. Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
  4. Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
  5. Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
  6. Unicode (1)
  7. Unicode (2)
  8. UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

Bibliography
  • Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
  • Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
  • Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
  • The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
  • The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013
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