K'ani (asomtavruli , nuskhuri , mkhedruli კ, mtavruli Კ) is the 11th letter of the three

Georgian scripts The Georgian scripts are the three writing systems used to write the Georgian language: #Asomtavruli, Asomtavruli, #Nuskhuri, Nuskhuri and #Mkhedruli, Mkhedruli. Although the systems differ in appearance, their Letter (alphabet), letters share ...

.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 f ...

it has a value of 20.Mchedlidze, (2) p. 38 K'ani represents a

velar Velar may refer to: * Velar consonant Velar consonants are consonants articulated with the back part of the tongue (the dorsum) against the soft palate, the back part of the roof of the mouth (also known as the "velum"). Since the velar region ...

ejective consonant In phonetics, ejective consonants are usually voiceless consonants that are pronounced with a Airstream mechanism#Glottalic initiation, glottalic egressive airstream. In the phonology of a particular language, ejectives may contrast with Aspirat ...

. As an ejective consonant, the airstream in its pronunciation is not produced in the lungs, but in the glottis. In the

Georgian language Georgian (, ) is the most widely spoken Kartvelian language, Kartvelian language family. It is the official language of Georgia (country), Georgia and the native or primary language of 88% of its population. It also serves as the literary langu ...

, it is distinct from a non-ejective velar consonant, represented by the letter

Kani Kani may refer to: Geography * Kani (island), an island in the Maldives * Kani, Myanmar * Kani, Ivory Coast * Kani, Iran (disambiguation) * Kani, Republic of Dagestan, Russia * Kani District, Gifu, Japan * Kani, Gifu Flower Festival Co ...

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*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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