U+2D94 "ⶔ" Ethiopic Syllable Ggwi Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ⶔ
U+2D94 "ⶔ" Ethiopic Syllable Ggwi is part of the Ethiopic Extended block, used for writing certain languages like Me’en or Suri that require additional characters beyond the standard Geʽez script. It represents a syllable pronounced as "ggwi," combining a velar ejective or labialized sound with the vowel /i/. This character is notably derived from the base Ethiopic letter for "gw" with a modification to indicate the specific vowel or phonetic nuance. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally support the linguistic diversity of the Ethiopian and Eritrean regions.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+2D94 |
| Version Added | 4.1 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Ggwi |
| Block | Ethiopic Extended |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ⶔ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ⶔ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE2 0xB6 0x94 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x2D94 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00002D94 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u2d94 |