Ų
Template:Short description Template:Infobox grapheme U with ogonek (majuscule: Ų, minuscule: ų) is a letter of the Latin alphabet formed by addition of the ogonek to the letter U. It is used in Lithuanian,<ref name=lietpol/> Interslavic, Chipewyan, Dadibi, Dalecarlian, Gwichʼin, Hän, Iñapari, Kaska, Sierra Otomi, Sekani, Tagish, Tlingit, Tutchone, Winnebago, and Ixtlán Zapotec.
Usage
In Lithuanian, it is the 28th letter of the alphabet, and is pronounced as long close back rounded vowel ([uː]). In the past, the letter was used to denote the nasalized close back rounded vowel ([ũ]). Currently, it appears in the words that used to be nasalized in the past, for example in siųsti, which means send.<ref name=lietpol>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
It is used in Interslavic to denote the etymological presence of a big yus, which evolved into different sounds in Polish and Bulgarian compared to the other Slavic languages. The pronunciation ([o] ~ [ʊ]) depends on the accent of the speaker.<ref name=interslavic>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
The letter also appears in various Indigenous languages of North America, which are: Chipewyan, Dadibi, Dalecarlian, Gwichʼin, Hän, Iñapari, Kaska, Sierra Otomi, Sekani, Tagish, Tlingit, Tutchone, Winnebago, and Ixtlán Zapotec. In most of them, the letter represent the nasalized close back rounded vowel ([ũ]).