Writing Systems

FulahinAdlam

ful·AdlmAlphabetRTLMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

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Fulah: character repertoire and typing resources

CLDR 48.0.0 lists these exemplar characters for locale ff-Adlm in Adlam. This is a repertoire, not an ordered alphabet, pronunciation guide or claim about official usage.

This code is a macrolanguage. The locale repertoire does not establish coverage for every constituent language or variety.

Why this locale matches this record

Pinned CLDR overlong language-code alias (not a deprecated-code or variety substitution)

Explicit script subtag in the source locale

Pinned commit: 4d06be52b51bb2f75688d0abe55c52a66afed790. Source SHA-256: f930d053bf116f8cb23789082f4e4faf57700602c4db857c564492c5ede16136.

A cell can contain a combining mark or a multi-character string. Its inspection link opens the first code point; it does not imply the sequence is one encoded character.

Additional exemplar characters

𞤾 · 𞤿 · 𞥀 · 𞥁 · 𞥂 · 𞥃

How can I type and display this language?

Search Keyman keyboards for Fulah. Check the keyboard’s language, platform, layout and licence before installing.

Find a Noto font for Adlam or browse SIL fonts. These are discovery links, not verified support claims for this orthography. Glyph coverage alone does not guarantee shaping or language support.

Language-specific running-text sample: not yet available in this record. Characters above come from the cited repertoire, not a generated translation.

Source: CLDR 48.0.0, ff-Adlm characters · Unicode Licence v3 · retrieved 2026-10-28. Methodology and limitations.

Language
ISO 639-3fulStatusLivingScopeMacrolanguageScripts used3
Script
ISO 15924AdlmFamilyWest AfricanOriginWest AfricaDirectionRight-to-leftStatusLiving scriptOpenType tagadlm

Fula (Fulani) script created c. 1989 by brothers Ibrahima and Abdoulaye Barry. Designed specifically for the Fula language of West Africa. Written right-to-left.

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