U+A7BA "Ꞻ" Latin Capital Letter Glottal A Unicode Character

U+A7BA "Ꞻ" Latin Capital Letter Glottal A is a relatively recent addition to the Latin script, introduced in Unicode version 12.0 in 2019 to support the orthography of certain African languages, particularly within the Kasem language of Ghana. This uppercase letter represents a distinct vowel sound produced with a glottalized or creaky voice quality, differing from the standard letter A, and it is typically paired with its lowercase counterpart, U+A7BB "ꞻ", in written text. Its inclusion helps preserve linguistic accuracy and cultural heritage by allowing speakers and scholars to correctly transcribe and digitize native words where this phoneme is essential.