Bamum script
syllabic writing system, also called “shümom”, developed among the Bamoun people in Cameroon
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Bamum script
Summary
Bamum script is a constructed writing system[1]. It draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (constructed_writing_system category, ranking #8 of 27).[2]
Key Facts
- Bamum script is credited with the discovery of Ibrahim Njoya[3].
- Bamum script's image is recorded as Bamum syllabary.png[4].
- Bamum script's image is recorded as Shumom-text.jpg[5].
- Bamum script's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system[6].
- Bamum script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[7].
- Bamum script's instance of is recorded as syllabary[8].
- Bamum script's has use is recorded as Bamum[9].
- Bamum script's Commons category is recorded as Bamum script[10].
- Bamum script's country of origin is recorded as Cameroon[11].
- Bamum script's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Bamu[12].
- +1896-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bamum script[13].
- Bamum script's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bs1v5v[14].
- Bamum script's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bamum script[15].
- Bamum script's script directionality is recorded as left-to-right[16].
- Bamum script's distribution map is recorded as Bamileke and Bamun kingdoms.png[17].
- Bamum script's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Bamum'}[18].
- Bamum script's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'bamoum'}[19].
- Bamum script's ISO 15924 numeric code is recorded as 435[20].
- Bamum script's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 1848563[21].
- Bamum script's Unicode range is recorded as U+A6A0-A6FF,U+16800-16A3F[22].
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Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include constructed writing system[6], unicase alphabet[7], and syllabary[8].
History and Context
+1896-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Bamum script[13].
Why It Matters
Bamum script draws 209 Wikipedia views per month (constructed_writing_system category, ranking #8 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]