U+1448 "ᑈ" Canadian Syllabics Y-Cree Pwaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
Source: Browser Default
U+1448 "ᑈ" Canadian Syllabics Y-Cree Pwaa is a specific glyph in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a syllabic sound in the Cree language, specifically the "pwaa" syllable with a "y" series form. This character is part of a writing system developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to transcribe Indigenous languages like Cree, Ojibwe, and Inuktitut, using rotated and modified shapes to denote different consonants and vowel values. In standard usage, "ᑈ" denotes a syllable pronounced with a "p" sound followed by a "waa" vowel, contributing to the accurate written representation of these languages for cultural preservation and communication.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1448
Name
Canadian Syllabics Y-Cree Pwaa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᑈ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᑈ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x91 0x88
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1448
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001448
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1448
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal