Yi Syllable Byrx

It marks the Yi syllable labeled byrx; context supplies the word’s meaning.

Yi Pinyin byrx is a romanized reading label, not an English gloss. In standardized Liangshan Yi (Nuosu), written words use syllable characters; this one does not give an English translation on its own.

A Nuosu origin story credits Aki with creating Yi writing. Older regional forms were used and preserved by bimo, Yi ritual specialists, in religious, magical, medical, and family-history texts. The oldest securely dated surviving example is a bronze-bell inscription from 1485. The standardized Liangshan form drew on older regional scripts; it was devised in 1974, formally promulgated in 1980, and later used in schools, public documents, newspapers, and literature.

How should I read it in a message?

Alone, treat it as Yi text or a script sample.

Inside a Yi string, ꀶ contributes one syllable to a word or phrase; the surrounding characters supply context. The encoded standard represents Liangshan, also called Northern Yi, not every Yi variety. Someone who reads the script can recognize it as text; others may find the glyph opaque.

How do I type ꀶ?

On Windows, enter the Yi reading and select its character.

With the Windows Yi IME (as documented in 2026), type byrx, choose the matching candidate, and confirm with Enter or Space. The Latin spelling is an input key, not the Yi character’s English meaning.

If ꀶ appears as a square, the active font lacks Yi coverage. A font with standardized Yi glyphs can display it.