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LanguageSantali (India)

Meaning
  1. Indicates the prolongation of an oral or nasalised vowel.
  2. prolongation mark
  3. This mark is placed on a vowel to show that it should be held for a longer time when speaking.
Examples

This symbol shows vowel length.

Part of speechsymbol

Usage noteIt acts as a vowel extender.

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.