ċ

Etymology
The dot indicates the “softer” of two pronunciations, in this case the affricate instead of the plosive  (the two possible realisations of  in Italian). Compare and.

Letter

 * 1) The third letter of the Maltese alphabet, after b.

Usage notes

 * In contemporary Maltese, the simple letter c is only used in names and not yet integrated borrowings (chiefly from English, as Italo-Romance words are automatically integrated).

Alternative forms

 * c̣ ( + ◌̣)

Etymology
Letter with dot above ◌̇ to signify a consonant between alveolar and post-alveolar pronunciation.

Symbol

 * 1)  Phonetic transcription of dialectal sound [].

Usage notes
Although by the description, the corresponding IPA representation should be approximately [], no equivalent IPA representation is given in the source.