What are the dotted and dotless letters in the Turkish alphabet?

Q: What are the dotted and dotless letters in the Turkish alphabet?


A: The dotted and dotless letters in the Turkish alphabet are I (ı) and İ (i).

Q: Do both the capital and lower case forms of these letters have dots?


A: Yes, both the capital and lower case forms of I and İ have dots.

Q: What is the difference in sound between the dotless I and the dotted İ?


A: The dotless I has the /ɯ/ sound, while the dotted İ has the /i/ sound.

Q: Can you provide an example of a word using the dotted İ?


A: "İstanbul" is an example of a word using the dotted İ. It is pronounced as /isˈtanbuɫ/.

Q: What other Turkic languages use both forms of I?


A: Azerbaijani and Tatar, among other Turkic languages using the Latin script, also use both the dotted İ and dotless I.

Q: Is there a dotted or dotless form of the letter J in the Turkish alphabet?


A: No, there is no dotted or dotless form of the letter J in the Turkish alphabet.

Q: Does a dotless J exist in Unicode?


A: Yes, a dotless J (ȷ) exists in Unicode.

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