U+1594 "ᖔ" Canadian Syllabics Ngaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+1594 "ᖔ" Canadian Syllabics Ngaa is a grapheme from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing the syllable "ngaa" in certain Indigenous languages of Canada, such as Inuktitut and Cree. This character is formed by combining a specific consonant glyph with a vowel indicator that modifies the sound, reflecting the syllabic writing system developed in the 19th century for transcribing these languages. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that speakers and scholars can digitally preserve and communicate texts that rely on this script, supporting cultural and linguistic heritage in modern technology.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1594 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Ngaa |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᖔ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᖔ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x96 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1594 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001594 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1594 |
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 |