U+14E9 "ᓩ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+14E9 "ᓩ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwaa is a syllabic character used in the West-Cree writing system for the Algonquian language family, representing the sound "lwaa" as part of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block. This character functions as a single syllable composed of a consonant "lw" and a vowel "aa," and its design reflects the geometric, angular style typical of Canadian Aboriginal syllabics, which were originally developed by missionary James Evans in the 19th century. "ᓩ" is encoded under the Unicode standard to support digital communication, preservation, and accurate rendering of Indigenous languages, particularly those spoken in parts of Canada such as Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, where West-Cree dialects are used.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᓩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᓩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x93 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x14E9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x000014E9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u14e9 |
Unicode Properties