U+0D9F "ඟ" Sinhala Letter Sanyaka Gayanna Unicode Character

U+0D9F "ඟ" Sinhala Letter Sanyaka Gayanna is a prenasalized consonant used in the Sinhala language, representing the sound /ⁿɡ/ which combines a nasal onset with a voiced velar stop. It is part of the Sinhala script block in Unicode and is used to write words where this specific consonant cluster occurs, often in formal or literary Sinhala rather than in everyday speech. This character is distinct from the standard letter Gayanna (ග) because the sanyaka mark indicates a preceding nasalization, making it an essential element for accurate phonetic representation in written Sinhala.