Eni (letter)

Eni
Eni
Ⴄ ⴄ ე Ე
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[e̞]
In Unicode	U+10A4, U+2D04, U+10D4, U+1C94
Alphabetical position	5
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	E
Other
Associated numbers	5
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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This article contains Georgian text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Georgian letters.

Eni, or En (Asomtavruli: Ⴄ; Nuskhuri: ⴄ; Mkhedruli: ე; Mtavruli: Ე; Georgian: ენი, ენ) is the 5th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 5.^[2] Eni commonly represents the mid front unrounded vowel /e̞/,^[3] like between the pronunciation of ⟨e⟩ in "embassy" and the pronunciation of ⟨e⟩ in "bed" (General Australian). It is typically romanized with the letter E.^[4]

An additional mkhedruli eni letter, ე̄ with a macron is used in Svan language.^[5]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

asomtavruli^[6]	nuskhuri^[7]	mkhedruli^[8]

Character information
Preview	Ⴄ	ⴄ	ე	Ე
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER EN^[9]	GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER EN^[10]	GEORGIAN LETTER EN^[9]	GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER EN
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4260	U+10A4	11524	U+2D04	4308	U+10D4	7316	U+1C94
UTF-8	225 130 164	E1 82 A4	226 180 132	E2 B4 84	225 131 148	E1 83 94	225 178 148	E1 B2 94
Numeric character reference	Ⴄ	Ⴄ	ⴄ	ⴄ	ე	ე	Ე	Ე

ე̄

U+10D4 U+0304

mkhedruli^[11]

^ Machavariani, p. 136
^ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 29
^ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
^ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
^ Varlam Topuria, A Course of the Svan Language Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University, pp. 15-17
^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
^ ^a ^b Unicode (1)
^ Unicode (2)
^ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013