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long f en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Synonym of f with hook.
   • The real practicality of the system was questioned by commentators, such as a correspondent from Southern Sudan who pointed that because of the Institute’s use of the ‘long f’ for the voiceless bilabial fricative, no systematic use of italics would be possible. 1990, John Kelly, “Introduction”, in D. Westermann and Ida C. Ward, editor, Practical Phonetics for Students of African Languages, page xiv:
   • Name Shape Input [...] Long f ƒ, Ƒ +f, +F 1993, Jörg Knappen, “Fonts for Africa: The fc Fonts”, in TUGboat, volume 14, number 2:
   • The printed text of EWE looks very strange at first, with extra letters added to the typeface: ƒ "a long f", made by blowing between two lips in the position for b. 1998, Joseph Biddulph, Moto Na Maji ("Fire and Water"): A guide to all the languages of Africa, volume 1, page 42:

Forms

Synonyms

f with hook