U+1193B "𑤻" Dives Akuru Sign Anusvara Unicode Character

U+1193B "𑤻" Dives Akuru Sign Anusvara is a diacritical mark used in the Dives Akuru script, an ancient Brahmic abugida historically employed to write the Maldivian language on the island of Dives. This sign represents a nasalized sound, similar to the anusvara found in other Brahmi-derived scripts, indicating a homorganic nasal following a vowel or consonant within a syllable. It is encoded in the Unicode Standard's Dives Akuru block, which was added to support the digital representation of this endangered script, aiding in the preservation and study of historical inscriptions and manuscripts from the Maldives region.