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Macron below is a combining diacritical mark that is used in various orthographies. A non-combining form is . It is not to be confused with , and . The difference between "macron below" and "low line" is that the latter results in an unbroken underline when it is run together: compare a̱ḇc̱ and a̲b̲c̲ (only the latter should look like abc). Unicode Macron below character Unicode defines several characters for the macron below: There are many similar marks covered elsewhere: * Spacing underscores, including ** ** * Combining underlines, including ** ** ** ; ** ** ** * International Phonetic Alphabet mark for retracted or backed articulation: ** ** Precomposed characters Various precomposed letters with a macron below are defined in Unicode: Note that the Unicode character names of precomposed characters whose decompositions contain use "WITH LINE BELOW" rather than "WITH MACRON BELOW". Thus, decomposes to and . The Vietnamese đồng currency sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seri Language
Seri ( sei, cmiique iitom, link=no) is an indigenous language spoken by between 716La situación sociolingüÃstica de la lengua seri en 2006. and 900 Seri people in Punta Chueca and El Desemboque, two villages on the coast of Sonora, Mexico. The language is generally considered an isolate, but attempts have been made to include it in the theoretical Hokan language family. No concrete evidence has been found for connections to other languages. The earliest records of the Seri language are from 1692, but the population has remained fairly isolated. Extensive work on Seri began in 1951 by Edward and Mary Beck Moser with the Summer Institute of Linguistics. The language is viable within its community and is used freely in daily life. Exceptions include primary and secondary school, some parts of local church services, and communications with Spanish speakers outside of the Seri community. Most members of the community, including youth, are fluent in their language, but the populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |