U+1597 "ᖗ" Canadian Syllabics Sayisi She Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1597 "ᖗ" Canadian Syllabics Sayisi She is a letter from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used in the Sayisi dialect of the Dene language (also known as Chipewyan) spoken by Indigenous communities in northern Manitoba and Saskatchewan, Canada. This character represents a syllabic consonant sound, typically a voiced or voiceless fricative, and is part of a writing system developed by missionaries and adapted for the unique phonetics of the Dene languages, where it appears in the final position of syllables or as a distinct consonant unit. Its design reflects the geometric, angular style common to Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics, with a shape that distinguishes it from other similar characters in the script, such as those for related sounds like ᘡ or ᙊ. The inclusion of ᖗ in Unicode supports the preservation and digital use of this endangered language, enabling accurate text representation in modern computing environments.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ᖗ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ᖗ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE1 0x96 0x97 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x1597 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00001597 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u1597 |
Unicode Properties