C̈, c̈ in lower case, also called C with
diaeresis, is a letter in the
Chechen language. It represents the
voiceless postalveolar affricate
The voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant affricate or voiceless domed postalveolar sibilant affricate is a type of consonantal sound used in some spoken languages. The sound is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet with , (formerly ...
/t͡ʃ/, like the English pronunciation of ''ch'' in the word ''
chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...
''.
The original letter representing the voiceless postalveolar affricate consonant in
Chechen was ç, but was changed to c̈ just as
ş was changed to
s̈
S̈, s̈ in lower case, also s with diaeresis, is a letter in the Chechen language, where it represents the voiceless postalveolar fricative. It has the same sound as the š used in Slavic languages written with the Latin alphabet, the Turkish/R ...
.
It is also used in the digraph c̈h in the
Yanesha' language
Yanesha' (Yaneshac̈h/Yanešač̣; literally 'we the people'), also called Amuesha or Amoesha is a language spoken by the Amuesha people of Peru in central and eastern Pasco Region.
Due to the influence and domination of the Inca Empire, Yane ...
; c̈h represents /t͡ʂ/, and ch (without the diaeresis) represents /t͡ʃ/.
Latin letters with diacritics
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