KI

Status: conventional. The conventional value carried over from Linear B.

Phonetic value

FieldValue
Value/ki/
Alternates/gi/, /qi/
Linear BB 67, value ki
Linear B UnicodeU+10011 LINEAR B SYLLABLE B067 KI
Neutralization classK

Alternate values

ValueEvidence
/gi/K-class neutralization
/qi/K-class neutralization

Forms cited for the value

  • KI-RE-TA-NA = Kretan (6x HT)
  • KI-RO = kiro 'owed/outstanding'

Note

No CH ancestor—Linear A innovation (Ferrara et al. 2022).

Lexicon words written with this sign

WordProposed readingConfidence
A-DA-KI-SI-KAḪadki-šiqāSpeculative
A-DI-KI-TE-TEʾa-DiqqitītProbable
A-KI-PI-E-TEAkipe-teSpeculative
A-KI-ROʾAkiruSpeculative
A-PA-KIʾabkīSpeculative
A-SI-KI-RAha-ŚikiraSpeculative
DA-KI-TIdaqqatiSpeculative
DI-KI-SEDikiseCandidate
I-KI-RAikkaraSpeculative
JA-DI-KI-TUyā DiqqituProbable
JA-KI-SI-KI-NUyaksīkinCandidate
KE-KI-RUKikkaruSpeculative
KI+MUkumruCandidate
KI-*310-REkinnārProbable
KI-DA-ROQidaruProbable
KI-DA-TAKidataSpeculative
KI-DI-NIKidinniSpeculative
KI-KI-NAKikkinaCandidate
KI-KI-RA-JAkikkarāyaSpeculative
KI-NI-MAkihinīmaCandidate
KI-NUKīnuCandidate
KI-RAkirûCandidate
KI-RE-TA-NAKretanConfirmed
KI-RE-TA₂Kirēta / KretProbable
KI-RI-SIKirišSpeculative
KI-RI-TA₂KirītaProbable
KI-ROkilʾuConfirmed
KI-RUkirruSpeculative
KI-TA-IgittīSpeculative
KI-TA-NAkitānaCandidate
KI-TA-NI-TEkitānitCandidate
MA-KI-DE-TEMajdatSpeculative
ME-KI-DIMajdSpeculative
MI-KI-SE-NAmiksēnaSpeculative
OLE+KIkīnuCandidate
QA-KI-SE-NU-TIKaki-šenni-tiSpeculative
QA-TI-KIKattikeSpeculative
RA-O-DI-KIrāʿû diqqiSpeculative
SI-KI-NESikinetCandidate
SI-KI-RAŚikiraSpeculative
SI-PI-KIšipkīCandidate
SU-KI-RI-TASukritaCandidate
SU-KI-RI-TE-I-JASukritēyaSpeculative
TA-NU-NI-KI-NAtannî qînâSpeculative
TE-KITegiSpeculative
U-DI-RI-KIu-dirikCandidate

Updated 24 October 2026

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Linear A Lexicon