User:Chekhov MacGuffin/Katakana

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References

  1. ^ a b c These now-obsolete katakana appeared in some textbooks as early as 1873 (Meiji 6), but never became widespread.[1][2]
  2. ^ In modern times, ウォ ("wo") is used as the representation of a "wo" sound instead. The katakana version of the wo kana, ヲ, is primarily used, albeit rarely, to represent the particle を in katakana. The particle is commonly pronounced the same as the o kana.
  3. ^ a b c d e These kana are primarily used for indicating a voiced consonant in the middle of a compound word and can never begin a word. Rarely used in katakana.