Zhje

Zhje or Zhe with descender (Җ җ; italics: Җ җ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. Its form is derived from the Cyrillic letter Zhe (Ж ж Ж ж) with an addition of a descender on its right leg.

Usage Zhje is used in the alphabets of the Dungan, Kalmyk, Tatar, Turkmen, Chulym and Uyghur languages.

Language Position in alphabet PronunciationSee the linked article for a description of the pronunciation. RomanizationBold face indicates the equivalent letter in the official Latin alphabet for the language. Chulym 11th voiced alveolo-palatal fricative Kalmyk voiced postalveolar affricate j, dzh Turkmen 9th j Dungan 10th voiceless retroflex affricate voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate zh, ⱬ Tatar voiced alveolo-palatal affricate voiced alveolo-palatal fricative c Uyghur Voiced postalveolar affricate j

Zhje corresponds to the digraphs or used in other Cyrillic alphabets, or to the letters Che with descender (Ҷ ҷ), Che with vertical stroke (Ҹ ҹ), Dzhe (Џ џ), Khakassian Che (Ӌ ӌ), Zhe with breve (Ӂ ӂ), or Zhe with diaeresis (Ӝ ӝ).

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