Bamum Unicode Script

The Bamum scripts are a set of six scripts developed over time by Ibrahim Njoya, King of Bamum (present-day western Cameroon), for the Bamum language. They are noteworthy for changing in just fourteen years, from 1896 to 1910, from a pictographic system to a semi-syllabary. Although Bamum type was cast in 1918, the screenplay was abandoned around 1931. Around 2007, work on a project to revive the Bamum script started.

Below you will find all the characters that are in the 'Bamum' unicode script category. Currently there are 657 characters in this category.


Image Browser Unicode Name
Bamum Letter Phase-A Ngkue Mfon𖠀U+16800Bamum Letter Phase-A Ngkue Mfon
Bamum Letter Phase-A Gbiee Fon𖠁U+16801Bamum Letter Phase-A Gbiee Fon
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pon Mfon Pipaemgbiee𖠂U+16802Bamum Letter Phase-A Pon Mfon Pipaemgbiee
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pon Mfon Pipaemba𖠃U+16803Bamum Letter Phase-A Pon Mfon Pipaemba
Bamum Letter Phase-A Naa Mfon𖠄U+16804Bamum Letter Phase-A Naa Mfon
Bamum Letter Phase-A Shuenshuet𖠅U+16805Bamum Letter Phase-A Shuenshuet
Bamum Letter Phase-A Tita Mfon𖠆U+16806Bamum Letter Phase-A Tita Mfon
Bamum Letter Phase-A Nza Mfon𖠇U+16807Bamum Letter Phase-A Nza Mfon
Bamum Letter Phase-A Shinda Pa Nji𖠈U+16808Bamum Letter Phase-A Shinda Pa Nji
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pon Pa Nji Pipaemgbiee𖠉U+16809Bamum Letter Phase-A Pon Pa Nji Pipaemgbiee
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pon Pa Nji Pipaemba𖠊U+1680ABamum Letter Phase-A Pon Pa Nji Pipaemba
Bamum Letter Phase-A Maembgbiee𖠋U+1680BBamum Letter Phase-A Maembgbiee
Bamum Letter Phase-A Tu Maemba𖠌U+1680CBamum Letter Phase-A Tu Maemba
Bamum Letter Phase-A Ngangu𖠍U+1680DBamum Letter Phase-A Ngangu
Bamum Letter Phase-A Maemveux𖠎U+1680EBamum Letter Phase-A Maemveux
Bamum Letter Phase-A Mansuae𖠏U+1680FBamum Letter Phase-A Mansuae
Bamum Letter Phase-A Mveuaengam𖠐U+16810Bamum Letter Phase-A Mveuaengam
Bamum Letter Phase-A Seunyam𖠑U+16811Bamum Letter Phase-A Seunyam
Bamum Letter Phase-A Ntoqpen𖠒U+16812Bamum Letter Phase-A Ntoqpen
Bamum Letter Phase-A Keukeutnda𖠓U+16813Bamum Letter Phase-A Keukeutnda
Bamum Letter Phase-A Nkindi𖠔U+16814Bamum Letter Phase-A Nkindi
Bamum Letter Phase-A Suu𖠕U+16815Bamum Letter Phase-A Suu
Bamum Letter Phase-A Ngkuenzeum𖠖U+16816Bamum Letter Phase-A Ngkuenzeum
Bamum Letter Phase-A Lapaq𖠗U+16817Bamum Letter Phase-A Lapaq
Bamum Letter Phase-A Let Kut𖠘U+16818Bamum Letter Phase-A Let Kut
Bamum Letter Phase-A Ntap Mfaa𖠙U+16819Bamum Letter Phase-A Ntap Mfaa
Bamum Letter Phase-A Maekeup𖠚U+1681ABamum Letter Phase-A Maekeup
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pashae𖠛U+1681BBamum Letter Phase-A Pashae
Bamum Letter Phase-A Gheuaerae𖠜U+1681CBamum Letter Phase-A Gheuaerae
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pamshae𖠝U+1681DBamum Letter Phase-A Pamshae
Bamum Letter Phase-A Mon Nggeuaet𖠞U+1681EBamum Letter Phase-A Mon Nggeuaet
Bamum Letter Phase-A Nzun Meut𖠟U+1681FBamum Letter Phase-A Nzun Meut
Bamum Letter Phase-A U Yuq Nae𖠠U+16820Bamum Letter Phase-A U Yuq Nae
Bamum Letter Phase-A Gheuaegheuae𖠡U+16821Bamum Letter Phase-A Gheuaegheuae
Bamum Letter Phase-A Ntap Ntaa𖠢U+16822Bamum Letter Phase-A Ntap Ntaa
Bamum Letter Phase-A Sisa𖠣U+16823Bamum Letter Phase-A Sisa
Bamum Letter Phase-A Mgbasa𖠤U+16824Bamum Letter Phase-A Mgbasa
Bamum Letter Phase-A Meunjomndeuq𖠥U+16825Bamum Letter Phase-A Meunjomndeuq
Bamum Letter Phase-A Moompuq𖠦U+16826Bamum Letter Phase-A Moompuq
Bamum Letter Phase-A Kafa𖠧U+16827Bamum Letter Phase-A Kafa
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pa Leeraewa𖠨U+16828Bamum Letter Phase-A Pa Leeraewa
Bamum Letter Phase-A Nda Leeraewa𖠩U+16829Bamum Letter Phase-A Nda Leeraewa
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pet𖠪U+1682ABamum Letter Phase-A Pet
Bamum Letter Phase-A Maemkpen𖠫U+1682BBamum Letter Phase-A Maemkpen
Bamum Letter Phase-A Nika𖠬U+1682CBamum Letter Phase-A Nika
Bamum Letter Phase-A Pup𖠭U+1682DBamum Letter Phase-A Pup
Bamum Letter Phase-A Tuaep𖠮U+1682EBamum Letter Phase-A Tuaep
Bamum Letter Phase-A Luaep𖠯U+1682FBamum Letter Phase-A Luaep
Bamum Letter Phase-A Sonjam𖠰U+16830Bamum Letter Phase-A Sonjam
Bamum Letter Phase-A Teuteuwen𖠱U+16831Bamum Letter Phase-A Teuteuwen


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