U+04CC "ӌ" Cyrillic Small Letter Khakassian Che Unicode Character

U+04CC "ӌ" Cyrillic Small Letter Khakassian Che is a specialized letter used in the Cyrillic alphabet for the Khakass language, which is spoken by the Khakas people in southern Siberia, Russia. It represents a voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate sound, similar to the "ch" in the English word "cheese," and is typically used in Khakass orthography to distinguish this sound from the more common Cyrillic "ч." The character is part of the Cyrillic Extended-B block in Unicode, and its uppercase counterpart is U+04CB "Ӌ". While not widely known outside linguistic or digital typography contexts, it plays an essential role in preserving and representing the phonetic uniqueness of the Khakass writing system.