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Ą̃
Ą̃ (minuscule: ą̃), called A tilde ogonek, is a Latin letter used in the writing of the Lithuanian language. It consists of the letter A diacriticised with a tilde and an ogonek. Usage In Lithuanian, the A ogonek can be combined with a tilde to indicate a tonic syllable: .Lithuanian Standards Board, 2001 Computer representations The A tilde ogonek can be represented by the following Unicode characters: * Composed of normalised NFC ( Latin Extended-A, Combining Diacritical Marks) : * Decomposed and normalised NFD ( Basic Latin, Combining Diacritical Marks) : See also * A * Tilde * Ogonek The (; Polish: , "little tail", diminutive of ) is a diacritic hook placed under the lower right corner of a vowel in the Latin alphabet used in several European languages, and directly under a vowel in several Native American languages. It i ... Notes and references Bibliography * Lithuanian Standards Board, ''Proposal to add Lithuanian accented letters to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lithuanian Language
Lithuanian ( ) is an Eastern Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family. It is the official language of Lithuania and one of the official languages of the European Union. There are about 2.8 million native Lithuanian speakers in Lithuania and about 200,000 speakers elsewhere. Lithuanian is closely related to the neighbouring Latvian language. It is written in a Latin script. It is said to be the most conservative of the existing Indo-European languages, retaining features of the Proto-Indo-European language that had disappeared through development from other descendant languages. History Among Indo-European languages, Lithuanian is conservative in some aspects of its grammar and phonology, retaining archaic features otherwise found only in ancient languages such as Sanskrit (particularly its early form, Vedic Sanskrit) or Ancient Greek. For this reason, it is an important source for the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-Euro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
