U+1C70 "ᱰ" Ol Chiki Letter Edd Unicode Character

U+1C70 "ᱰ" Ol Chiki Letter Edd is a symbol from the Ol Chiki script, which was created in the 20th century by the Santali leader Pandit Raghunath Murmu to write the Santali language, an Austroasiatic language spoken primarily in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. This specific character represents the sound /ɖ/ or /d̪/, similar to a retroflex or dental “d” in English, and is used in forming words and narratives within the Santali literary tradition. Part of the Ol Chiki Unicode block, it contributes to the preservation and digital representation of a script that holds deep cultural and educational significance for the Santal community, allowing for the accurate encoding of their language in modern technology.