Quick reference guide to Extended Latin used in African languages

Note:
Extended Latin characters presented in this table are followed by their scalar values in Unicode.

 

ɑ

Used in Bamileke languages.
2C6D
0251
 
       

Ɓ

 

ɓ

Used in Basaa, Duala, Fula, and Gbaya.
0181
0253
 
       

Ƈ

 

ƈ

Used in Serer.
0187
0188
 
       

Ɗ

 

ɗ

Used in Fula and Gbaya.
018A
0257
 
       

Ɖ

 

ɖ

Used in Gbe languages.
0189
0256
 
       

Ɛ

 

ɛ

In widespread use for many languages.
0190
025B
 
       

Ə

 

ə

Used in Bamileke languages.
018F
0259
 
       

Ǝ

 

ǝ

Used in Tamashek.
018E
01DD
 
       

Ƒ

 

ƒ

Used in Gbe languages.
0191
0192
 
       

Ɠ

 

ɠ

Used in Fula and Kpelle.
0193
0260
 
       

Ɣ

 

ɣ

Used in Tamazight, Dinka, Gbe, Nuer, and Tamashek.
0194
0263
 
       

Ɩ

 

ɩ

Used in Grusi languages.
0196
0269
 
       

Ƙ

 

ƙ

Used in Hausa.
0198
0199
 
       

Ŋ

 

ŋ

In widespread use for many languages.
014A
014B
 
       

Ɲ

 

ɲ

Used in Bambara and Soninke.
019D
0272
 
       

Ɔ

 

ɔ

In widespread use for many languages.
0186
0254
 
       

Ƥ

 

ƥ

Used in Serer.
01A4
01A5
 
       

Ʃ

 

ʃ

Historically used in Dagbani and Sotho.
01A9
0283
 
       

Ƭ

 

ƭ

Used in Serer.
01AC
01AD
 
       

Ʉ

 

ʉ

Used in Bamileke languages.
0244
0289
 
       

Ʋ

 

ʋ

Used in Anyi and Ewe.
01B2
028B
 
       

Ƴ

 

ƴ

Used in Fula.
01B3
01B4
 
       

Ʒ

 

ʒ

In use in Aja and Dagbani.
01B7
0292
 
       

 

ɤ

Used in Eastern Dan.
A7CB
 
0264
 
       
 

ʔ

  In widespread use in many languages.
 
0294
   
       
 

ǀ

  Used in Khoesan languages.
 
01C0
   
       
 

ǁ

  Used in Khoesan languages.
 
01C1
   
       
 

ǂ

  Used in Khoesan languages.
 
01C2
   
       
 

ǃ

  Used in Khoesan languages.
 
01C3
   
       
 

ʘ

  Used in Khoesan languages.
 
0298