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3 unusual facts about Ghe with upturn


Georgiy Gongadze

The letter Ґ, which is now used for G and just named "Ghe" in Ukrainian, was re-introduced after the independence of Ukraine, instead of the letter Г (used for G and named "Ghe" in Russian, but now named "He" and used for H in Ukrainian).

After a recent linguistic reform, Ukrainians have recovered the letter Ґ (Ghe with upturn) for G, a letter which had been banned during the Soviet Union.

Ghe

Ghe with upturn, a letter of the Cyrillic script now just called Ghe in Ukrainian


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