U+A21A "ꈚ" Yi Syllable Ggat Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꈚ
U+A21A "ꈚ" Yi Syllable Ggat is a specific glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics Extended block, but it is actually classified under the Yi Syllables block within the Unicode standard. This character represents a single syllable in the modern Yi script, which is used to write the Nuosu language spoken primarily in China's Sichuan province. The syllable "ggat" corresponds to a specific phonetic value in Yi, where the consonant "gg" indicates a voiced velar stop that is often pronounced with a distinct tone, as the Yi script is a tonal syllabary. In its standard usage within Yi orthography, this character functions as a fundamental building block for writing words, contributing to the rich linguistic tradition of the Yi people.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A21A |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Yi Syllable Ggat |
| Block | Yi Syllables |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꈚ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꈚ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x88 0x9A |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA21A |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A21A |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua21a |