Re: Arabic representation of g-sound

From: "Sebastian Hew" <radagasty@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 22:32:29 +0100

"Yusuf B Gursey" <ybg@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Marc Adler wrote:

I noticed that the article on "Japanese" in the Arabic Wikipedia uses
the kaam with an extra top stroke to represent the g-sound, indicating

you mean ka:f with an extra stroke as in persian?

that Arabic speakers are familiar with this letter.

it's rarely used in raab countries outside of Iraq and some Gulf
states.

It's also used in Malaysia, although that clearly doesn't count as an Arab
country.

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