U+1E8A1 "𞢡" Mende Kikakui Syllable M074 Kpu Unicode Character

U+1E8A1 "𞢡" Mende Kikakui Syllable M074 Kpu is a script symbol used in the Mende Kikakui writing system, which was developed in the early 20th century for the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This specific syllable, representing the sound "kpu," belongs to a syllabary of over 190 distinct characters that were created by Mohamed Turay and later refined by Kisimi Kamara to facilitate the written expression of Mende. The character is part of the Mende Kikakui block of Unicode, encoded in 2014 as part of the Unicode 7.0 standard to support the digital preservation and modern use of this indigenous African script.