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G̃
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Also known as G with tilde

thumb|Doulos SIL glyphs for Majuscule and minuscule g̃. G̃ / g̃ is a letter which combines the common letter G with a tilde.

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thumb|Doulos SIL glyphs for Majuscule and minuscule g̃. G̃ / g̃ is a letter which combines the common letter G with a tilde.

The character does not exist in most alphabets. Examples of alphabets with this letter are: Guarani alphabet – where the tilde marks nasalization of , representing the sound Filipino alphabet – during the Spanish colonial period and up to the mid-20th century, adopting Spanish orthography for the Tagalog language Sumerian language – an extinct language, where it is used to transcribe the cuneiform script. Northern Sámi orthography – g̃ appears in the Sámi alphabet used by Rask in Ræsonneret lappisk sproglære in 1832 The letter is also occasionally used as a (stylistic) substitute for G with breve () in languages such as Turkish.

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