Tsani

Tsani
Tsani
Ⴚ ⴚ ც Ც
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[ts⁽ʰ⁾]
In Unicode	U+10BA, U+2D1A, U+10EA, U+1CAA
Alphabetical position	30
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Ts, Ts’, C, C’, C‘
Other
Associated numbers	2000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Tsani, or Tsan (Asomtavruli: Ⴚ; Nuskhuri: ⴚ; Mkhedruli: ც; Mtavruli: Ც; Georgian: ცანი, ცან) is the 30th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 2000.^[2] Tsani commonly represents the voiceless alveolar (aspirated) affricate /ts⁽ʰ⁾/,^[3] like the pronunciation of ⟨ts⟩ in "cats". It is typically romanized with the digraphs Ts, and Ts’, or with the letters C, C’, and C‘.^[4]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

asomtavruli^[5]	nuskhuri^[6]	mkhedruli^[7]

Character information
Preview	Ⴚ		ⴚ		ც		Ც
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER CAN^[8]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER CAN^[9]		GEORGIAN LETTER CAN^[8]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER CAN
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4282	U+10BA	11546	U+2D1A	4330	U+10EA	7338	U+1CAA
UTF-8	225 130 186	E1 82 BA	226 180 154	E2 B4 9A	225 131 170	E1 83 AA	225 178 170	E1 B2 AA
Numeric character reference	Ⴚ	Ⴚ	ⴚ	ⴚ	ც	ც	Ც	Ც

mkhedruli^[10]

↑ Machavariani, p. 136
↑ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 108
↑ 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
1 2 Unicode (1)
↑ Unicode (2)
↑ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

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