Ge with middle hook
| Ge with middle hook | |
|---|---|
| Ҕ ҕ | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Cyrillic |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Yakut, Yukaghir |
| Sound values | /ɣ/ |
| In Unicode | U+0494, U+0495 |
Ge with middle hook (Ҕ ҕ; italics: Ҕ ҕ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script used in the Yukaghir and Yakut languages to represent the voiced velar fricative /ɣ/. In Unicode, this letter is called "Ghe with middle hook". The letter was invented in 1844 by Andreas Johan Sjögren for the Ossetian language from the contraction of Cyrillic Г and Gothic 𐌷 (hagl).