Yi syllable juop

ꏫ is a syllable sign in the standardized Liangshan writing of Nuosu, a Yi language; by itself it does not supply a whole word or message. Its romanized reading, “juop,” ends in -p, the mark for a low-falling tone. The Liangshan standard grew from older regional Yi writing and is used for Nuosu-language books and public writing.

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What ꏫ means

It represents one Nuosu syllable, not a complete message.

“Juop” is the Liangshan romanized label for the syllable, not its English translation. Its final -p marks a low-falling tone. In connected Nuosu writing, surrounding syllables show how this sound fits into a word or sentence.

Older Yi writing was not one uniform set: regional traditions in Sichuan, Yunnan, and Guizhou share a broad history but differ in their signs and reading directions. A Nuosu origin story credits Aki with creating Yi writing. The earliest securely dated surviving Yi-script example is a 1485 inscription on a bronze bell. Local priests used older forms for religious rites, divination, medicine, and genealogies. The modern Liangshan standard drew on traditional Liangshan forms; devised in 1974 and officially promulgated in 1980, it was adopted for textbooks, newspapers, public documents, and literature.

In Nuosu text, ꏫ is a neutral syllable; Yi writing in public or institutional settings can also signal Nuosu language and identity.

Alone, ꏫ cannot identify the Nuosu word it belongs to; the surrounding text supplies that context.