Bamum

ISO 15924: BamuSyllabary1 total languages
IANA registered: 30 July 2009

Example text

No example text is available for Bamum.

Writing Direction
Direction
Left-to-right
RTL
No
Vertical tradition
None / unusual
Source
Unicode CLDR scriptMetadata.txt
LTR value derived from Unicode CLDR script metadata.
Script Properties
Family
Central African
Geographic origin
Central Africa
Usage status
Living script
OpenType tag
bamu
Bamum script, created by King Ibrahim Njoya of the Bamum Kingdom (Cameroon) c. 1896. It evolved through seven phases; the final phase is used today for the Bamum language.

Related Scripts

MendMende KikakuiNkooN’Ko

Unicode Blocks

BamumU+A6A0Bamum SupplementU+16800

2 Unicode blocks contain Bamum characters. Browse all Unicode blocks →

The lists below count source attestation, not current or official usage. A language can appear under several scripts. Sources, denominators and limitations.

Multiple-source attestation (MAIN)
1

Bamun
bax