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An example of the variant form of the Cyrillic er with tick (ҏ).
Oktyabrina Voronova’s Я̄лла (Жизнь) is the first poetry book published in the Ter Sámi language. The english translation of the title reads “Jalla (Life)”.
Title
Jalla: Life
Region
Published
1989
The book uses an alternate form of “ҏ” – the Cyrillic letter er with tick. It looks similar to the letter “ᶈ”, formerly used in the International Phonetic Alphabet, only with its hook attached to the descender instead of the bowl.
Literature
Voronova, O.V. (1989). Я̄лла (Жизнь) [Jalla (Life)]. Murmansk. Retrieved 20 September 2026 from web.archive.o

