U+1596 "ᖖ" Canadian Syllabics Nng Unicode Character

U+1596 "ᖖ" Canadian Syllabics Nng is a typographic symbol from the Unified Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics block, specifically used in the Inuktitut writing system to represent the consonant sound /ŋː/ or a geminated velar nasal, similar to the "ngng" sound in English "longing." It is formed by combining two identical syllabic forms of the character representing "ng" (ᖕ) into a single ligature, and it appears in standard Inuktitut orthography in the Canadian Arctic, where it is utilized to denote a prolonged double nasal consonant in words like ᐃᖖᓇᖅ (iŋŋnaq) meaning "face." As one of the many specialized syllabic characters designed to capture the phonetic nuances of Indigenous languages, this glyph underscores the adaptability of the Unicode standard in preserving diverse linguistic traditions.