U+1524 "ᔤ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Shwaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+1524 "ᔤ" Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Shwaa is a glyph from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, representing a specific syllabic sound in the Western Cree language, where it denotes a consonant sound similar to "sh" followed by a short "waa" or schwa vowel. This character is part of a writing system developed in the 19th century by missionary James Evans for Indigenous languages, and it is used in various Cree dialects to accurately transcribe phonetic distinctions. In digital text, it enables proper representation and preservation of West-Cree orthography, supporting the linguistic heritage of the Cree people in Canada by allowing accurate written communication in their language.
General Properties
Code Point
U+1524
Name
Canadian Syllabics West-Cree Shwaa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᔤ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᔤ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x94 0xA4
UTF-16 Encoding
0x1524
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00001524
C/C++/Java Escape
\u1524
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal