Jani (letter)

Jani
Ⴟ ⴟ ჯ Ჯ
Usage
Writing systemGeorgian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originGeorgian language
Sound values[]
History
Time periodc. 430 to present
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-right

Jani or Jan (Asomtavruli: , Nuskhuri: , Mkhedruli: ჯ, Mtavruli: Ჯ) is the 36th letter of the three Georgian scripts.

In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 8000. Jani commonly represents the voiced palato-alveolar affricate /dʒ/, like the pronunciation of ⟨dg⟩ in "hedge". It is typically romanized with the letter J.