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The tutuq sign (ʼ): what it means

The tutuq sign (ʼ) marks a break or catch between sounds in a word: maʼno, sanʼat, taʼlim. In Cyrillic it is written ъ: маъно, санъат, таълим. It stays in the 2026 alphabet.

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