Kani (letter)

Kani (asomtavruli Ⴕ, nuskhuri ⴕ, mkhedruli ქ) is the 25th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 600.^[2]

Kani commonly represents the voiceless velar plosive /k/, like the pronunciation of ⟨k⟩ in "king".

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

Stroke order

Computer encodings

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli
U+10B5[6]	U+2D15[7]	U+10E5[6]

Braile

mkhedruli[8]

See also

• K'ani (letter)

References

1. Machavariani, p. 136
2. Mchedlidze, (2) p. 83
3. Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
4. Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
5. Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
6. Unicode (1)
7. Unicode (2)
8. 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