- Ts (digraph)
Ts is a digraph of the
Latin alphabet , a combination ofT andS .European languages
English
Ts occurs in English, but it is just a combination of the separate letters
T andS , not a digraph. It occurs word-initially only in someloanword s, where it represents IPA|/ts/ as in "tsunami ", or "tsar ".Basque
In Basque, ts represents an apical
voiceless alveolar affricate (IPA: IPA|/t̺s̺/). It contrasts with tz, which is laminal (IPA: IPA|/t̻s̻/). It is not considered a letter.African languages
Hausa
In Hausa, ts represents an
alveolar ejective fricative (IPA: IPA|/sʼ/) or affricate (IPA: IPA|/tsʼ/), according to dialect. It is considered a distinct letter, and placed betweenT andU inalphabetical order .Asian languages
Chinese
The
Wade-Giles and Yale romanizations of Chinese use ts to represent an unaspiratedvoiceless alveolar affricate (IPA: IPA|/ts/). Wade-Giles also uses ts' to represent its aspirated equivalent (IPA: IPA|/tsʰ/). These are equivalent toPinyin z andc , respectively.Japanese
The
Hepburn romanization of Japanese uses ts to represent avoiceless alveolar affricate (IPA: IPA| [ts] ). In native Japanese words this sound only occurs before the vowel "u", but it may occur before other vowels inloanword s. Other romanization systems write IPA| [tsu] as "tu".Tagalog
Ts in Tagalog is used to represent IPA| [tʃ] .
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