Î

(i-circumflex) is a letter of Kurdish and Romanian language. This letter also appears in French and Walon language as a variant of letter “i”.

Usage in various languages

Kurdish

Î is the 12th letter of the Kurdish Kurmanji alphabet and represents IPA|/iː/.

Romanian

Î is the 12th letter of the Romanian alphabet and represents IPA|/ɨ/. This sound is also represented in Romanian as letter â.

Italian

Î is a variant of I in Italian. It should be used when forming the plural of male nouns ending in "-io", to avoid placing the stress on the wrong syllable. Example: "principio" IPA|/prin'tʃipjo/ (principle) has the plural "principî" IPA|/prin'tʃipi/ , while "principe" IPA|/'printʃipe/ (prince) has "principi" IPA|/'printʃipi/ as plural. However, the usage of Î in Italian is rapidly decreasing; most Italians write "principi" for the plurals of both "principio" and "principe".

Character mappings

ee also

*Circumflex

External links

* [http://www.omniglot.com/ Omniglot - writing systems & languages of the world]
** [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/kurdish.htm Kurdish language]
** [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/romanian.htm Romanian language]