ɑ

See also: Ɑ and Appendix:Variations of "a"

ɑ U+0251, ɑ
LATIN SMALL LETTER ALPHA
← ɐ
[U+0250] 		IPA Extensions ɒ →
[U+0252]
Character variations

ᵅ U+1D45, ᵅ
MODIFIER LETTER SMALL ALPHA
← ᵄ
[U+1D44] 		Phonetic Extensions ᵆ →
[U+1D46]
In early-IPA, non-IPA phonetic transcription, and orthographic use in Medumba and other languages, the letter may have its Greek form.

Translingual

Etymology

A Latin form of Greek ⟨α⟩, formed by analogy with manuscript forms of Latin a. In the early years of the IPA, regular Greek ⟨α⟩ was used.

Pronunciation

  • IPA:(file)

Symbol

ɑ

  1. (IPA) an open back unrounded vowel.
  2. (superscript ⟨ᵅ⟩, IPA) [ɑ]-coloring or a weak, fleeting, epenthetic or echo [ɑ].
  3. (UPA) An open back rounded vowel (IPA [ɒ]).

See also

Cross River Mbembe

Letter

ɑ (lowercase, uppercase Ɑ)

  1. A vowel letter with approximately the value of IPA ⟨ɑ⟩.

Fe'fe'

Letter

ɑ (lowercase, uppercase Ɑ)

  1. A vowel letter with approximately the value of IPA ⟨ɑ⟩.

Medumba

Letter

ɑ (lowercase, uppercase Ɑ)

  1. A vowel letter with approximately the value of IPA ⟨ɑ⟩.
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