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Apostrophe

The initial apostrophe is shaped (in fonts where there are different shapes) like a 9, not a 6.

Words that begin with an apostrophe are:

’em them = um hmmm *əm

’tís and ’tẁas - poetic use of initial apostrophe, replacing omitted initial í of ít ís and ít ẁas