Yi syllable furx

ꃜ is a syllable in standardized Liangshan Yi, written with Latin letters as furx; the final x marks tone. Yi writing developed in regional forms during the Chinese Wei-Jin, Tang, and Song periods; its earliest surviving large inscriptions date to about 500 years ago. Traditionally, Yi priests maintained religious, magical, medical, and genealogical texts. The modern standard grew from older forms, was devised in 1974 and promulgated in 1980.