Duployan Affix Attached Secant

𛱶 is a Duployan affix mark that crosses a character to add a word-part. Its reading depends on the method. A related adaptation later supported Indigenous writing in British Columbia.

Text symbol

What 𛱶 means

It is an attached affix; the method sets its reading.

An affix is a word-part at a word’s start or end. This mark crosses its base; as a prefix, it takes the opposite position relative to the next character. Chart dots show where it attaches; they are not printed.

French Duployé: suffix -anse; Pernin: prefix pre-; Sloan: ax- or suffix -ext. Check the method first.

Duployan moved beyond quick French notes

Duployé’s 1860 French method simplified earlier shorthand for quick writing. In the 1890s, missionary Jean-Marie Le Jeune adapted it as Chinuk pipa for Chinook Jargon, a regional trade language, and Indigenous languages in British Columbia. Indigenous teachers spread it through lessons and letters.

Part of the collection

𛰀

Duployan Shorthand

Who writes 𛱶

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Questions people ask

Why does 𛱶 show as a box on some devices?

Not every system ships a font for the Duployan block. Where none is installed, the character shows as an empty box; adding a font such as Noto fixes it. The character itself is still correct and copies correctly.