Bani, or Ban (Asomtavruli: Ⴁ; Nuskhuri: ⴁ; Mkhedruli: ბ; Mtavruli Ბ; Georgian: ბანი, ბან) is the 2nd letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 2.[2]
Bani commonly represents the voiced bilabial plosive /b/,[3] like the pronunciation of ⟨b⟩ in "boy". It is typically romanized with the letter B.[4]
Letter
| asomtavruli
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nuskhuri
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mkhedruli
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mtavruli
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Three-dimensional
| asomtavruli
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nuskhuri
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mkhedruli
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Stroke order
Computer encodings
Character information
| Preview |
Ⴁ |
ⴁ |
ბ |
Ბ
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| Unicode name
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GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER BAN [8]
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GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER BAN[9]
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GEORGIAN LETTER BAN[8]
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GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER BAN
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| Encodings |
decimal |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex
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| Unicode |
4257 |
U+10A1 |
11521 |
U+2D01 |
4305 |
U+10D1 |
7313 |
U+1C91
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| UTF-8 |
225 130 161 |
E1 82 A1 |
226 180 129 |
E2 B4 81 |
225 131 145 |
E1 83 91 |
225 178 145 |
E1 B2 91
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| Numeric character reference |
Ⴁ |
Ⴁ |
ⴁ |
ⴁ |
ბ |
ბ |
Ბ |
Ბ
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Braille
See also
References
- ^ Machavariani, p. 136
- ^ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 19
- ^ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
- ^ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
- ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
- ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
- ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
- ^ a b Unicode (1)
- ^ Unicode (2)
- ^ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45
Bibliography
- Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013