U+15D5 "ᗕ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Wa Unicode Character
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U+15D5 "ᗕ" Canadian Syllabics Carrier Wa is a glyph used in the Canadian Aboriginal Syllabics writing system to represent the sound "wa" in the Carrier language, which is spoken by the Dakelh people in central British Columbia, Canada. This character forms part of a larger syllabary that was adapted for indigenous languages in Canada, and it is specifically used in the Carrier script's Western variant, where each syllabic block denotes a consonant vowel combination. Its distinctive shape, resembling a stylized angle or arrow, aids in phonetic transcription and helps preserve the linguistic heritage of the Carrier community.
General Properties
Code Point
U+15D5
Name
Canadian Syllabics Carrier Wa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ᗕ
HTML Hex Encoding
ᗕ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x97 0x95
UTF-16 Encoding
0x15D5
UTF-32 Encoding
0x000015D5
C/C++/Java Escape
\u15d5
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Canadian Aboriginal