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L with double bar (Ⱡ ⱡ) is an additional letter used in the writing of the Kutenai language in Canada and some Chimbu–Wahgi languages like the Melpa and Nii languages in Papua New Guinea, composed of an L with two horizontal bars.
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Usage
Ⱡ is used in Kutenai to represent the voiceless alveolar lateral fricative [ɬ].[1] In practical usage, it is commonly replaced with the doubly barred vertical pipe ⟨ǂ⟩.
Ⱡ was initially used as an alternative to belted l ⟨ɬ⟩, mostly in handwriting and was preferred by Kutenai-language teachers in the 1990s.[2]
Ⱡ is used in Melpa and Nii to represent the voiceless velar lateral fricative [𝼄].
Ⱡ replaced l with bar ⟨ƚ⟩ in Nii from 1980-1990s.[3]
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Computing codese
L with double bar can be represented with the following Unicode characters:
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