U+14E7 "ᓧ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+14E7 "ᓧ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwa is a glyph used in the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block to represent a specific syllable sound in the Western Cree language. It belongs to a script system developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans to transcribe various Indigenous languages of Canada, with this particular character denoting the consonant "l" combined with the vowel "wa". The symbol is visually distinguished by its upright orientation and curved lines, functioning within a larger set of syllabic characters that form the foundation of written Cree. Its inclusion in Unicode ensures digital preservation and accessibility for modern communication in Indigenous communities.
General Properties
Code Point
U+14E7
Name
Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Lwa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᓧ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᓧ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x93 0xA7
UTF-16 Encoding
0x14E7
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000014E7
C/C++/Java Escape
\u14e7
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal