U+11729 "𑜩" Ahom Vowel Sign Ai Unicode Character

U+11729 "𑜩" Ahom Vowel Sign Ai is a diacritic mark used in the Ahom script, which was historically employed to write the Ahom language, a now extinct Tai language once spoken in the northeastern region of India, particularly in present-day Assam. This specific sign, a vowel marker, represents the diphthong sound "ai" and is attached to a consonant base to modify its pronunciation in the syllabic writing system of Ahom. The character is part of the Ahom block of the Unicode Standard, included to support the digital preservation and study of this ancient script, which has seen renewed scholarly interest for its role in recording historical chronicles and inscriptions.