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L with double bar ( ) 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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