U+1E8AF "𞢯" Mende Kikakui Syllable M129 Nda Unicode Character

U+1E8AF "𞢯" Mende Kikakui Syllable M129 Nda is a character from the Mende Kikakui script, which was historically used to write the Mende language of Sierra Leone. This particular syllabic symbol represents the phonetic value "nda" and is part of a larger set of over 190 syllabic signs in the script, invented in the early 20th century by Kisimi Kamara. The character is encoded in the Supplementary Multilingual Plane (SMP) of Unicode, specifically within the Mende Kikakui block (U+1E800 to U+1E8DF). Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally support the Mende Kikakui writing system, ensuring that Mende speakers and scholars can use it for linguistic, cultural, and historical documentation.