U+1E7F4 "𞟴" Ethiopic Syllable Gurage Bwee Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𞟴
U+1E7F4 "𞟴" Ethiopic Syllable Gurage Bwee is a specific glyph used in the Gurage languages of Ethiopia, which are part of the larger Semitic language family. It belongs to the Ethiopic Extended-B block and represents a syllabic sound formed by the consonantal base "b" combined with the vowel "wee," a distinct phonetic feature in Gurage orthography. This character supports the accurate writing of the Gurage languages, particularly in contexts where traditional Ethiopic scripts require additional characters to capture unique local pronunciations. Its inclusion in Unicode enables digital preservation and communication for speakers and scholars of these languages.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+1E7F4 |
| Version Added | 14.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Gurage Bwee |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended-B |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𞟴 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𞟴 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x9E 0x9F 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD839 0xDFF4 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0001E7F4 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud839\udff4 |