U+1676 "ᙶ" Canadian Syllabics Nngaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ᙶ
U+1676 "ᙶ" Canadian Syllabics Nngaa is a single glyph used in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block to represent the sound "nngaa" in certain Indigenous languages, such as Inuktitut. This character is part of a writing system designed by missionaries in the 19th century to transcribe the syllables of various First Nations and Inuit languages. Specifically, the symbol combines the consonant-like sound of a velar nasal "ng" with a long "aa" vowel, forming a distinct syllable that aids in accurately representing the phonetic structure of these languages. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures that digital text can properly preserve and transmit this unique aspect of Indigenous linguistic heritage.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1676 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Nngaa |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᙶ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᙶ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x99 0xB6 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x1676 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00001676 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u1676 |
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 |