V with curl explained

(lowercase only) is a letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the phonetic transcription of African languages to represent a labiodental flap. Although not an approved symbol of the International Phonetic Alphabet, it had been widely used[1] to represent this sound. In 2005, the symbol right-hook v, , was added to the IPA to represent the sound.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n2906.pdf Lorna A. Priest: Revised Proposal for Additional Latin Phonetic and Orthographic Characters, p.16
  2. Web site: 2005-10-21 . SIL linguist successfully proposes new phonetic symbol . 2024-09-26 . SIL Global . en.