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What is the correct way to say 小さい『つ』?
This is a two part question.
1.) When spelling out a word in kana, what is the correct way to call the small つ (for example the small っ in ちっちゃい)?
I only have experience with my Japanese friends ...
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How did “little tsu” become a lengthener?
How did it come about historically that っ preceding a sound would geminate it? Is it really a little つ or are they just near homomorphs?
