U+A119 "ꄙ" Yi Syllable Dur Unicode Character

U+A119 "ꄙ" Yi Syllable Dur is part of the Yi Syllables block, representing a specific phonetic syllable in the Liangshan Standard Yi script, a modern writing system used for the Nuosu language spoken by the Yi people in southwestern China. This character encodes the sound "dur," which is pronounced with a high-falling tone in the standard dialect. It belongs to a systematic set of 1,165 syllabic symbols that were standardized in the 1970s to promote literacy and preserve the Nuosu language, replacing older, more complex Yi scripts. The character is used in written Nuosu for both everyday communication and cultural documentation, contributing to the vitality of Yi heritage in China.