We (Ԝ ԝ; italics: Ԝ ԝ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. [1] In all of its forms it looks exactly like the Latin letter W (W w W w), which is likely where it derives from.
We is used in the Cyrillic orthography of the Kurdish language, [2] [3] in (some versions of the orthography of) the Yaghnobi language and in the Tundra Yukaghir language.
The pronunciations shown in the table are the primary ones for each language; for details consult the articles on the languages. Lowercase We is similar to some forms of Cyrillic Omega in appearance.
Language | Pronunciation |
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Kurdish language | /w/ |
Tundra Yukaghir language | /w/ |
Yaghnobi language | /β̞/, /β/ or /u̯/ (after a vowel at the end of a syllable) [4] [5] [6] [7] |
Preview | Ԝ | ԝ | ||
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Unicode name | CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER WE | CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER WE | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 1308 | U+051C | 1309 | U+051D |
UTF-8 | 212 156 | D4 9C | 212 157 | D4 9D |
Numeric character reference | Ԝ |
Ԝ |
ԝ |
ԝ |
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