U+1145E "𑑞" Newa Sandhi Mark Unicode Character

U+1145E "𑑞" Newa Sandhi Mark is a diacritical mark used in the Newa script, which is primarily employed for writing the Nepal Bhasa (Newari) language, a Sino-Tibetan language spoken in Nepal. This mark serves a grammatical function by indicating a sandhi, or a phonetic fusion, that occurs where two words or syllables meet, typically representing the coalescence of sounds such as vowels merging or eliding. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard was a part of the Newa block, added to support the accurate digital representation of historical and modern texts in the Newa script, where such diacritics are essential for correct orthography and pronunciation.