U+1479 "ᑹ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Kwii Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1479 "ᑹ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Kwii is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically representing a consonant sound in the Western Cree dialect. This character is used in Indigenous Canadian writing systems, particularly for the Cree language, where it corresponds to the syllable "kwii," combining a "k" sound with a "w" glide and a long "ii" vowel. It is part of a broader script that was developed by missionaries and adapted by various First Nations communities to write their languages, helping to preserve and transmit oral traditions into written form.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1479
Name
Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Kwii
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᑹ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᑹ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x91 0xB9
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1479
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001479
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1479
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal