U+07E1 "ߡ" NKo Letter Ma Unicode Character

U+07E1 "ߡ" NKo Letter Ma is a glyph from the NKo script, which was designed in 1949 by Solomana Kante for writing the Manding languages of West Africa, such as Maninka, Bambara, and Dyula. This specific character represents the bilabial nasal consonant sound /m/, akin to the English 'm', and is used as a foundational letter within the script's consonant inventory. The NKo script is written from right to left and is recognized as a vital cultural and linguistic tool for preserving and modernizing Manding literacy, with "Ma" appearing in many everyday words and names.