U+1C79 "ᱹ" Ol Chiki Gaahlaa Ttuddaag Unicode Character

U+1C79 "ᱹ" Ol Chiki Gaahlaa Ttuddaag is a diacritical mark used in the Ol Chiki script, which was created in the 20th century for writing the Santali language, spoken primarily in parts of India, Bangladesh, and Nepal. Its name, Gaahlaa Ttuddaag, translates to "nail head" or "pointed mark," and it is typically placed above a consonant to indicate a specific vowel modification or glottalized tone, similar to a stress or pitch accent in Santali phonology. This character plays a crucial role in the precise transcription of Santali sounds, helping to distinguish words that might otherwise be identical, and it underscores the script's design to faithfully represent the language's complex tonal and articulatory features.