What ꖎ means
It is the Vai “yo” syllable; the surrounding word gives it meaning.
Vai writing represents the Vai language syllable by syllable, so ꖎ contributes one sound unit rather than a whole word. The script was created for Vai speakers to write their language and has been used in letters, account books, family histories, traditional tales, and rules for organizations.
The script's development is traced to the early 1830s. Its earliest surviving sample is a manuscript page written by Vai writer Fan Dawo Kelondo for John Leighton Wilson in 1834; the exact starting date is debated.
Someone sent me ꖎ — what is it?
It is one Vai syllable, not a complete message.
Alone, ꖎ does not identify a whole word. Its meaning depends on the Vai text around it.
The script's repertoire also changed: early manuscripts show variant forms, while later standardization narrowed the set in use.
Which scripts are historically linked to Vai?
Mende, Loma, and Kpelle syllabaries were influenced by Vai.
Bassa script designers also knew Vai. These are links between writing systems, not evidence that an individual glyph shares ꖎ's meaning.
It belongs in Vai-language text; alone, it supplies only one syllable.
Alone, it cannot identify a full Vai word.
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Who writes ꖎ
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What it means when someone sends it to you
2 readingsIt supplies one syllable; the rest of the word supplies meaning.
Questions people ask
1Why does ꖎ show as a square?
The selected font may not include a Vai glyph. A font with Vai support can display the character.
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How to type or find ꖎ
- Also called
- vai yo
- Search it as
- vai · vaii · vai script · vai syllabary · yoo · ꖎ meaning · vai keyboard · vai font
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
ꖎ\A58ECodes and encoding1 code points
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