What ꚑ means
It is an old Abkhaz letter for a consonant sound. Abkhaz writing was formalized in Cyrillic for the Bzyb dialect in 1862; earlier records also used Greek, Georgian, Ottoman, and Arabic writing.
The recognizable Tsse form appeared in 1887 in a printed edition of Peter von Uslar’s grammar. Typesetter M. R. Zavadsky replaced Uslar’s crossed Georgian sign with a ТС ligature, giving the consonant its own printed letter.
Is ꚑ modern Abkhaz?
No; it belongs to historical spelling.
Abkhaz writing shifted from Cyrillic to Latin in 1926–1938, then to Georgian in 1938–1954, and back to Cyrillic in 1954. The return did not restore ꚑ: modern Abkhaz reference tables use ҵ for the corresponding ejective “ts” sound.
The sound label depends on dialect: Uslar associated it with Bzyb, while modern romanization tables render ҵ as ts’. Keep ꚑ in a historical transcription; use the modern letter for present-day Abkhaz spelling.
Historical and specialist; it fits archival transcription, alphabet history, or a sample of older Abkhaz spelling.
Do not use ꚑ for modern Abkhaz spelling; modern tables use ҵ for the corresponding sound.
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Who writes ꚑ
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Questions people ask
1Why does ꚑ appear as a box?
Your font may not include this character. A font with Cyrillic Extended-B coverage can display it; the box is a rendering failure, not another letter.
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How to type or find ꚑ
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