What ꗜ means
It represents the syllable nggo in Vai writing. Each sign stands for one spoken syllable.
Early accounts describe young Vai men exchanging letters. Vai writing also served Islamic moral texts, war accounts, correspondence, and records. As of 2026, proposed Arabic, Latin, and Cherokee links remain debated; no direct ancestor is established. Its syllabic design influenced Mende, Loma, and Kpelle scripts, and likely shaped Bassa and Bamum traditions.
It belongs in Vai text or in an explanation of Vai writing.
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How to type or find ꗜ
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ꗜCSS
\A5DCUnicode Vai keyboard
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Codes and encoding1 code points
HTML decimal
ꗜ
HTML hex
ꗜ
CSS content
content: "\A5DC";
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URL encoded
%EA%97%9C
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UTF-8 bytes
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