Duployan Letter J With Dot

Its reading depends on the shorthand tradition: ch, zh, or j.

In the documented mappings, 𛰣 represents “ch” in Chinook and Romanian shorthand, “zh” in Sloan-Duployan, and “j” in Chinook and Perrault shorthand. “J with dot” names the character’s form; it does not give it one universal pronunciation. Identify the shorthand tradition to know how to read it.

Duployé’s system was published in 1860 as French shorthand, designed to make writing faster and easier to learn. Writers later adapted its character set for other languages and sound systems. Father Jean-Marie-Raphaël Le Jeune adapted Duployan for Chinook Jargon and other languages in interior British Columbia. The Kamloops Wawa newsletter, published 1891–1923, preserves the largest surviving body of that writing.

Why does this letter look different in my font?

Its shape can change when letters join in connected writing.

Duployan letters can connect cursively, overlap, or change shape with context. A font without the needed shaping support may show 𛰣 as a separate letter; a font and app with that support can join it to neighboring letters. The appearance changes, but the character remains the same.