U+18C9 "ᣉ" Canadian Syllabics Ojibway Nwii Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
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U+18C9 "ᣉ" Canadian Syllabics Ojibway Nwii is a component of the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically designed to represent a phonetic syllable in the Ojibway language that combines an "n" sound with a "w" and a long "ii" vowel. This character is part of a writing system developed to accurately transcribe the distinctive sounds of Indigenous languages, particularly those within the Algonquian family, and it aids in preserving and revitalizing Ojibway linguistic heritage by allowing for precise written communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+18C9 |
| Version Added | 5.2 |
| Name | Canadian Syllabics Ojibway Nwii |
| Block | Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ᣉ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ᣉ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0xA3 0x89 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x18C9 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000018C9 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u18c9 |
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 |