Yi Syllable Wo

In Nuosu, ꊈ can stand alone as “bear.”

In longer words, ꊈ contributes one syllable, so translate the full word. Yi Pinyin is the Latin-letter spelling system: unmarked wo is mid-level, while final x in wox and p in wop mark other tones.

When was the Liangshan Yi syllabary standardized?

The modern Liangshan form was devised in 1974 and officially promulgated in 1980.

Older Yi writing, historically called Cuan or Wei, used signs for words or ideas rather than a fixed syllable-by-syllable system. A widespread traditional account credits Aki with creating the script during the Tang dynasty (618–907). The oldest surviving example is an inscription on a bronze bell from 1485.

Before the 1974 standardization, bimo—Yi ritual specialists—passed down local writings for religion, healing, magic, and family histories. The Liangshan standard turned an inherited sign repertoire into syllable signs for that variety; it was not meant to write every Yi dialect.

What does it mean when someone sends ꊈ?

It is Yi writing, not a mood or approval signal.

In a Nuosu sentence, read it with the surrounding syllables. Sent by itself or outside a Yi-language context, it gives no reliable clue about the sender's mood; ask what they meant.