U+1E8BC "𞢼" Mende Kikakui Syllable M173 Vee Unicode Character

U+1E8BC "𞢼" Mende Kikakui Syllable M173 Vee is part of the Mende Kikakui script, which was developed in the early 20th century by Mohamed Turay and others in Sierra Leone specifically for writing the Mende language. This particular character represents a syllable consisting of the consonant sound "V" combined with a specific vowel, though the exact phonetic value of syllable number M173 in the Mende Kikakui syllabary may vary or follow a pattern similar to other "V" syllables in the script. The character belongs to the Unicode block for Mende Kikakui, which was added to the standard in 2014 with version 7.0 to support the preservation and digital use of this indigenous West African writing system.