Bamum Alphabet
Symbols
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ꚠBamum Letter A
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ꚡBamum Letter Ka
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ꚢBamum Letter U
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ꚣBamum Letter Ku
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ꚤBamum Letter Ee
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ꚥBamum Letter Ree
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ꚦBamum Letter Tae
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ꚧBamum Letter O
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ꚨBamum Letter Nyi
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ꚩBamum Letter I
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ꚪBamum Letter La
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ꚫBamum Letter Pa
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ꚬBamum Letter Rii
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ꚭBamum Letter Riee
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ꚮBamum Letter Leeee
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ꚯBamum Letter Meeee
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ꚰBamum Letter Taa
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ꚱBamum Letter Ndaa
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ꚲBamum Letter Njaem
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ꚳBamum Letter M
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ꚴBamum Letter Suu
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ꚵBamum Letter Mu
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ꚶBamum Letter Shii
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ꚷBamum Letter Si
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ꚸBamum Letter Sheux
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ꚹBamum Letter Seux
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ꚺBamum Letter Kyee
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ꚻBamum Letter Ket
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ꚼBamum Letter Nuae
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ꚽBamum Letter Nu
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ꚾBamum Letter Njuae
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ꚿBamum Letter Yoq
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ꛀBamum Letter Shu
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ꛁBamum Letter Yuq
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ꛂBamum Letter Ya
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ꛃBamum Letter Nsha
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ꛄBamum Letter Keux
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ꛅBamum Letter Peux
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ꛆBamum Letter Njee
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ꛇBamum Letter Ntee
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ꛈBamum Letter Pue
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ꛉBamum Letter Wue
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ꛊBamum Letter Pee
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ꛋBamum Letter Fee
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ꛌBamum Letter Ru
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ꛍBamum Letter Lu
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ꛎBamum Letter Mi
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ꛏBamum Letter Ni
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ꛐBamum Letter Reux
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ꛑBamum Letter Rae
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ꛒBamum Letter Ken
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ꛓBamum Letter Ngkwaen
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ꛔBamum Letter Ngga
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ꛕBamum Letter Nga
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ꛖBamum Letter Sho
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ꛗBamum Letter Puae
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ꛘBamum Letter Fu
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ꛙBamum Letter Fom
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ꛚBamum Letter Wa
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ꛛBamum Letter Na
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ꛜBamum Letter Li
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ꛝBamum Letter Pi
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ꛞBamum Letter Loq
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ꛟBamum Letter Ko
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ꛠBamum Letter Mben
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ꛡBamum Letter Ren
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ꛢBamum Letter Men
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ꛣBamum Letter Ma
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ꛤBamum Letter Ti
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ꛥBamum Letter Ki
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ꛦBamum Letter Mo
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ꛧBamum Letter Mbaa
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ꛨBamum Letter Tet
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ꛩBamum Letter Kpa
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ꛪBamum Letter Ten
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ꛫBamum Letter Ntuu
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ꛬBamum Letter Samba
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ꛭBamum Letter Faamae
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ꛮBamum Letter Kovuu
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ꛯBamum Letter Koghom
Description
The Bamum alphabet was created for the Bamum language by King Njoya of Cameroon. The process of its formation was rather difficult, and numerous reforms took place. The first version of the script consisted of 465 pictograms, so it was ideographic. The last version (6th) was syllabic and had only 80 characters. In 1978 France occupied Cameroon to expel King Njoya, and the script got forbidden. Nowadays Bamum is not used anymore. You can find Njoya's earlier projects in the block called Bamum Supplement 16800–16A3F .
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
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I
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J
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K
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L
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M
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N
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O
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P
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R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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Y