Lisu Letter Ba

ꓐ writes a Lisu ba syllable: b with an inherent ah. Old Lisu, also called the Fraser script, appears in books, schools, media and Christian texts. Alone, read it as a letter; context supplies intent.

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What ꓐ means

It begins a Lisu syllable with b.

Its built-in ah vowel remains unless another vowel letter follows; tone marks after a syllable show its pitch.

Work began around 1914–1915, when Sara Ba Thaw, a Karen preacher from Myanmar, adapted Latin capitals. James Fraser and Lisu Christian clergy revised the script; a handwritten form is documented in 1917. A Pinyin-based Latin-letter alternative developed in China in 1956–1958, especially for non-Christian use; Fraser writing became standard in Lisu autonomous areas by 1983. Its tone marks draw on Burmese punctuation.

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ꓡ

Lisu Alphabet

Who writes ꓐ

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Don't confuse it with

Latin Capital Letter B

ꓐ looks like Latin B, but it is a separate Lisu letter.

Questions people ask

Why does ꓐ show as a box on some devices?

Not every system ships a font for the Lisu 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.