U+1441 "ᑁ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Pwo Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1441 "ᑁ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Pwo is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound in the Western Cree language, particularly the syllable "pwo" as used in language revitalization and writing systems. This character is part of a script developed by missionary James Evans in the 19th century to transcribe Indigenous languages, and it follows the syllabic structure common to many Algonquian languages where a consonant plus a vowel orientation forms a distinct symbol. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for Cree speakers, linguists, and educators working to maintain and teach the West-Cree dialect in modern communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1441 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Pwo |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᑁ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᑁ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x91 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1441 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001441 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1441 |
Unicode Properties
| NFC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFD Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKC Quick Check | Yes |
| NFKD Quick Check | Yes |
| Numeric Type | None |
| Numeric Value | NaN |
| Line Break | Alphabetic |
| Script | Canadian Aboriginal |
| Script Extensions | Canadian Aboriginal |
| Indic Syllabic Category | Other |
| ID Start | Yes |
| XID Start | Yes |
| ID Continue | Yes |
| XID Continue | Yes |
| Alphabetic | Yes |
| Vertical Orientation | Upright |
| Grapheme Base | Yes |
| Grapheme Cluster Break | Other |
| Word Break | Alphabetic letter |
| Sentence Break | OLetter |