U+1561 "ᕡ" Canadian Syllabics N-Cree Thi Unicode Character

U+1561 "ᕡ" Canadian Syllabics N-Cree Thi is a character in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound from the western Cree writing system, where it is pronounced as “thi.” This character is part of a series of syllabics used to write Cree languages, particularly the Woods Cree and Swampy Cree dialects, and is constructed from a rotated or modified form of the basic syllabic shape to denote the consonant-vowel combination. It plays a crucial role in preserving Indigenous literacy and cultural expression in Canada, as these syllabics are used in educational materials, religious texts, and official communications within Cree communities.

General Properties

Code Point	U+1561
Version Added	3.0
Name	Canadian Syllabics N-Cree Thi
Block	Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics
General Category	Other Letter
Canonical Combining Class	Not Reordered
Bidirectional Class	Left To Right

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding	ᕡ
HTML Hex Encoding	ᕡ
UTF-8 Encoding	0xE1 0x95 0xA1
UTF-16 Encoding	0x1561
UTF-32 Encoding	0x00001561
C/C++/Java Escape	\u1561

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