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I with macron (Ӣ ӣ; italics: ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. In Tajik language, Tajik, it represents a stress (linguistics), stressed close front unrounded vowel at the end of a word. In Kildin Sami language, Kildin Sami on the Kola Peninsula and Mansi language, Mansi in western Siberia, it represents long . Both these sounds are pronounced like the ee in “feet”. In those languages, vowel length is distinctive feature, distinctive, and the Macron (diacritic), macron marks the long version of vowels. I with macron is also used in Aleut language, Aleut (Bering dialect). It is the sixteenth letter of the modern Aleut alphabet. It looks similar to the Short I (Й й ''Й й'') and often written identically in some cursive scripts. It is also used to substitute this letter in some fonts. I with macron also appears in the Bulgarian language, Bulgarian and Serbian language, Serbian languages. Usage South Slavic languages I with macron is used in some of t ...
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