What 𛱣 means
Enter 1BC63 using Unicode hex input. Convert it in an editor that supports hexadecimal Unicode entry. A 2014 Unicode note says keyboards designed for particular Duployan orthographies may omit nasal forms.
What does 𛱣 mean?
It represents a nasal vowel in Duployan. A nasal vowel is spoken with air passing through the nose. In Helen M. Pernin’s English shorthand, this character is labelled “im”; consolidated Duployan also lists it as the “int-r-” affix, a word part attached to a base. Which job it has depends on the Duployan system.
How did French shorthand reach British Columbia?
It was adapted as Chinuk pipa, a writing system for local languages. Émile Duployé published his shorthand in 1860 to record spoken French quickly. In 1890, Catholic missionary Jean-Marie Le Jeune adapted its connected letters as Chinuk pipa (“Chinook writing”), used for Chinook Jargon, a regional trade language, and several Indigenous languages in interior British Columbia.
Local learners taught one another and used the writing system for prayers and songs. The Catholic diocese newsletter Kamloops Wawa, published 1891–1923, preserves the largest surviving body of Chinuk pipa writing.
Specialist and historical: this is a letter in the Duployan writing system.
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1Why can 𛱣 look different in a word?
Duployan nasal vowels can turn toward a neighboring letter or sit as a mark between connected letters. Invisible joiner characters can affect whether letters connect, so a chart sample may differ from the form in a word.
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𛱣\1BC63Codes and encoding1 code points
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