Kani (letter)
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Kani (asomtavruli , nuskhuri , mkhedruli ქ, mtavruli Ქ) is the 25th letter of the three
Georgian scripts The Georgian scripts are the three writing systems used to write the Georgian language: Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli. Although the systems differ in appearance, their letters share the same names and alphabetical order and are written ...
.Machavariani, p. 136 In the system of
Georgian numerals The Georgian numerals are the system of number names used in Georgian, a language spoken in the country of Georgia. The Georgian numerals from 30 to 99 are constructed using a base-20 system, similar to the scheme used in Basque, French for ...
it has a value of 600.Mchedlidze, (2) p. 83 Kani commonly represents the
voiceless velar plosive The voiceless velar plosive or stop is a type of consonantal sound used in almost all spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , and the equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is k. The sound is a ver ...
, like the pronunciation of in "king".


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See also

* K'ani (letter)


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Bibliography

*Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013 *Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013 *Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011 *The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1
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1991-2013 *The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2
Georgian Supplement
1991-2013 {{Georgian language Georgian letters