Qp ligature

The qp ligature, ȹ, is an orthographic ligature of Latin letters q and p, and is used in some phonetic transcription systems, particularly for African languages, to represent a voiceless labiodental plosive , for example in the Zulu sequence .

In Unicode

References

• Unicode Character 'LATIN SMALL LETTER QP DIGRAPH' (U+0239)

See also

• ȸ, ligature of Latin letters d and b
• ⴔ (pari), the 24th letter of Georgian alphabets (Nuskhuri letter looks identical)
• φ (phi), the 21st letter of Greek alphabet
• ф (ef), the 21st letter of Cyrillic alphabet