Yi syllable Mgat

It writes one Yi syllable; its word supplies the meaning.

In standardized Liangshan Yi, the syllable is romanized as mgat. It sounds roughly like “ngah” on a high, level tone; the final t marks the tone, rather than a pronounced final consonant.

The earliest reliably dated Yi-script examples are from the 15th century. In traditional Yi communities, bimo (ritual specialists) preserved writing in religious, magical, medical, historical, and astrological texts. The standardized Liangshan system represents spoken syllables with written signs. Older and regional traditions can use different forms or ideographic signs. Cuan wen, an older script associated with Yi history, is discussed as a possible precursor to later Yi writing, but the lineage remains debated.

Should I send ꈲ by itself?

Use it in Yi text when the recipient reads that tradition.

By itself, ꈲ gives a non-reader little to decode. In a standardized Liangshan Yi word, it represents the syllable mgat; in older or regional writing, check which tradition is in use before assuming the same reading.

How do I type ꈲ?

Use a Unicode-aware input method or enter its Unicode value.

In a Unicode-aware hexadecimal input tool, enter U+A232. For Yi text, choose an input method matched to the standardized or regional system you are writing.