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Latin alpha
Ɑ ɑ
The letter Latin alpha with a script-a shape, as in the International phonetic alphabet
Usage
Writing systemLatin script
Typealphabetic
Language of originInternational Phonetic Alphabet, General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages
Phonetic usage[ɑ]
Unicode codepointU+2C6D, U+0251
History
Development
A a/Α α
  • Ɑ ɑ
Time period1890s to present
SistersA, Ɒ
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and  , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.
The letter Latin alpha with a lowercase Greek alpha shape, as in the African reference alphabet or the General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages

Latin alpha (majuscule: , minuscule: ɑ), script a, or single-story a, is a letter of the Latin alphabet based on one lowercase form of a, or on the Greek lowercase alpha (α).

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