U+14BA "ᒺ" Canadian Syllabics Naskapi Mwaa Unicode Character

U+14BA "ᒺ" Canadian Syllabics Naskapi Mwaa is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllable used in writing the Naskapi language. It encodes the sound "mwaa," where the shape combines a basic consonant form with a right-pointing tail to indicate the vowel. This character is part of a script developed by missionary James Evans in the 19th century, later adapted for various Indigenous languages of Canada. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and supports the documentation and revitalization of Naskapi, an endangered Algonquian language spoken in parts of Quebec and Labrador.

General Properties

Code Point	U+14BA
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics Naskapi Mwaa
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᒺ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᒺ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x92 0xBA
UTF-16 Encoding	0x14BA
UTF-32 Encoding	0x000014BA
C/C++/Java Escape	\u14ba

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