U+11901 "𑤁" Dives Akuru Letter Aa Unicode Character

U+11901 "𑤁" Dives Akuru Letter Aa is a glyph from the Dives Akuru script, an historical abugida used primarily for writing the Maldivian language on the island of Minicoy and parts of the southern Maldives, representing the initial vowel sound "aa". This character is part of a script that was derived from the Brahmi family and was used in inscriptions and manuscripts before being largely supplanted by the Thaana script. As a vowel letter, it serves as a standalone representation of a long, open back unrounded vowel, and its encoding in Unicode helps preserve a key element of Maldivian epigraphic heritage for digital and scholarly use.