U+A570 "ꕰ" Vai Syllable Nya Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ꕰ
U+A570 "ꕰ" Vai Syllable Nya is a character from the Vai script, a syllabic writing system historically used for the Vai language spoken in Liberia and Sierra Leone. This specific character represents the syllable "nya," articulated by combining the consonant sound "ny" with the vowel "a." It forms part of a broader set of syllables encoded in the Vai syllabary, which was developed in the 1830s and holds cultural significance as one of the few indigenous scripts created in Africa with widespread historical use. In modern contexts, this character enables accurate digital representation and preservation of written Vai, supporting linguistic documentation and communication.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+A570 |
| Version Added | 5.1 |
| Name | Vai Syllable Nya |
| Block | Vai |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ꕰ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ꕰ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xEA 0x95 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xA570 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x0000A570 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ua570 |