It appears in Western European dialects such as Occitan and Catalan, as well as in Portuguese, where it softens the sound of a "c;" it serves the same function in French.
The sound of English "sh" is represented by adding this mark to the letter "s" in languages such as Kurdish, Arabic, Romanian, and Turkish. It appears in Western European dialects such as Occitan and Catalan, as well as in Portuguese, where it softens the sound of a "c;" it serves the same function in French. For 10 points, identify this mark, named from the medieval Spanish for "little Z" and written as a small hook under the letter "c."
The sound of English "sh" is represented by adding this mark to the letter "s" in languages such as Kurdish, Arabic, Romanian, and Turkish.
{cedilla} ( seh-DEE-yuh )