Script - Naxi Geba (na²¹ɕi³³ gʌ²¹ba²¹, 'Na-'Khi ²Ggŏ-¹baw, Nakhi Geba)

Naxi Geba (na²¹ɕi³³ gʌ²¹ba²¹, 'Na-'Khi ²Ggŏ-¹baw, Nakhi Geba) is a script value used to classify characters in digital text that encode the syllabic writing system of the Naxi people of southwestern China. This script, distinct from the pictographic Dongba script, is a phonetic syllabary historically employed for ritual and secular records, with each character representing a syllable. In text processing, designating characters as Naxi Geba enables correct rendering, sorting, and linguistic analysis, ensuring that the script’s unique glyph shapes and orthographic conventions are preserved. It covers historical codepoints added to support this endangered writing system, allowing digital archives and scholarly tools to distinguish it from other Sino-Tibetan scripts. The value helps maintain the integrity of Naxi manuscripts and modern transcriptions in databases, though the script is rarely used today, with most Naxi now writing in Latin-based pinyin.