Bamum is a

Unicode block A Unicode block is one of several contiguous ranges of numeric character codes (code points) of the Unicode character set that are defined by the Unicode Consortium for administrative and documentation purposes. Typically, proposals such as the ad ...

containing the characters of stage-G Bamum script, used for modern writing of the Bamum language of western

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. Characters for writing earlier orthographies (stages A–F) are contained in a

Bamum Supplement Bamum Supplement is a Unicode block containing the characters of the historic stage A-F of the Bamum script, used for writing the Bamum language Bamum (Shü Pamom "language of the Bamum", or ''Shümom'' "Mum language"), also spelled Bamun or ...

block.

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Bamum block:

References

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