Bamum Supplement
# Bamum Supplement

Bamum Supplement is a Unicode block containing the characters of the historic stage A-F of the Bamum script, used for writing the Bamum language of western Cameroon. The modern stage G characters, which include many characters used for stage A-F orthographies, are included in the Bamum block.

## Block

Bamum Supplement Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) :

| | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U+1680x | 𖠀 | 𖠁 | 𖠂 | 𖠃 | 𖠄 | 𖠅 | 𖠆 | 𖠇 | 𖠈 | 𖠉 | 𖠊 | 𖠋 | 𖠌 | 𖠍 | 𖠎 | 𖠏 |
| U+1681x | 𖠐 | 𖠑 | 𖠒 | 𖠓 | 𖠔 | 𖠕 | 𖠖 | 𖠗 | 𖠘 | 𖠙 | 𖠚 | 𖠛 | 𖠜 | 𖠝 | 𖠞 | 𖠟 |
| U+1682x | 𖠠 | 𖠡 | 𖠢 | 𖠣 | 𖠤 | 𖠥 | 𖠦 | 𖠧 | 𖠨 | 𖠩 | 𖠪 | 𖠫 | 𖠬 | 𖠭 | 𖠮 | 𖠯 |
| U+1683x | 𖠰 | 𖠱 | 𖠲 | 𖠳 | 𖠴 | 𖠵 | 𖠶 | 𖠷 | 𖠸 | 𖠹 | 𖠺 | 𖠻 | 𖠼 | 𖠽 | 𖠾 | 𖠿 |
| U+1684x | 𖡀 | 𖡁 | 𖡂 | 𖡃 | 𖡄 | 𖡅 | 𖡆 | 𖡇 | 𖡈 | 𖡉 | 𖡊 | 𖡋 | 𖡌 | 𖡍 | 𖡎 | 𖡏 |
| U+1685x | 𖡐 | 𖡑 | 𖡒 | 𖡓 | 𖡔 | 𖡕 | 𖡖 | 𖡗 | 𖡘 | 𖡙 | 𖡚 | 𖡛 | 𖡜 | 𖡝 | 𖡞 | 𖡟 |
| U+1686x | 𖡠 | 𖡡 | 𖡢 | 𖡣 | 𖡤 | 𖡥 | 𖡦 | 𖡧 | 𖡨 | 𖡩 | 𖡪 | 𖡫 | 𖡬 | 𖡭 | 𖡮 | 𖡯 |
| U+1687x | 𖡰 | 𖡱 | 𖡲 | 𖡳 | 𖡴 | 𖡵 | 𖡶 | 𖡷 | 𖡸 | 𖡹 | 𖡺 | 𖡻 | 𖡼 | 𖡽 | 𖡾 | 𖡿 |
| U+1688x | 𖢀 | 𖢁 | 𖢂 | 𖢃 | 𖢄 | 𖢅 | 𖢆 | 𖢇 | 𖢈 | 𖢉 | 𖢊 | 𖢋 | 𖢌 | 𖢍 | 𖢎 | 𖢏 |
| U+1689x | 𖢐 | 𖢑 | 𖢒 | 𖢓 | 𖢔 | 𖢕 | 𖢖 | 𖢗 | 𖢘 | 𖢙 | 𖢚 | 𖢛 | 𖢜 | 𖢝 | 𖢞 | 𖢟 |
| U+168Ax | 𖢠 | 𖢡 | 𖢢 | 𖢣 | 𖢤 | 𖢥 | 𖢦 | 𖢧 | 𖢨 | 𖢩 | 𖢪 | 𖢫 | 𖢬 | 𖢭 | 𖢮 | 𖢯 |
| U+168Bx | 𖢰 | 𖢱 | 𖢲 | 𖢳 | 𖢴 | 𖢵 | 𖢶 | 𖢷 | 𖢸 | 𖢹 | 𖢺 | 𖢻 | 𖢼 | 𖢽 | 𖢾 | 𖢿 |
| U+168Cx | 𖣀 | 𖣁 | 𖣂 | 𖣃 | 𖣄 | 𖣅 | 𖣆 | 𖣇 | 𖣈 | 𖣉 | 𖣊 | 𖣋 | 𖣌 | 𖣍 | 𖣎 | 𖣏 |
| U+168Dx | 𖣐 | 𖣑 | 𖣒 | 𖣓 | 𖣔 | 𖣕 | 𖣖 | 𖣗 | 𖣘 | 𖣙 | 𖣚 | 𖣛 | 𖣜 | 𖣝 | 𖣞 | 𖣟 |
| U+168Ex | 𖣠 | 𖣡 | 𖣢 | 𖣣 | 𖣤 | 𖣥 | 𖣦 | 𖣧 | 𖣨 | 𖣩 | 𖣪 | 𖣫 | 𖣬 | 𖣭 | 𖣮 | 𖣯 |
| U+168Fx | 𖣰 | 𖣱 | 𖣲 | 𖣳 | 𖣴 | 𖣵 | 𖣶 | 𖣷 | 𖣸 | 𖣹 | 𖣺 | 𖣻 | 𖣼 | 𖣽 | 𖣾 | 𖣿 |
| U+1690x | 𖤀 | 𖤁 | 𖤂 | 𖤃 | 𖤄 | 𖤅 | 𖤆 | 𖤇 | 𖤈 | 𖤉 | 𖤊 | 𖤋 | 𖤌 | 𖤍 | 𖤎 | 𖤏 |
| U+1691x | 𖤐 | 𖤑 | 𖤒 | 𖤓 | 𖤔 | 𖤕 | 𖤖 | 𖤗 | 𖤘 | 𖤙 | 𖤚 | 𖤛 | 𖤜 | 𖤝 | 𖤞 | 𖤟 |
| U+1692x | 𖤠 | 𖤡 | 𖤢 | 𖤣 | 𖤤 | 𖤥 | 𖤦 | 𖤧 | 𖤨 | 𖤩 | 𖤪 | 𖤫 | 𖤬 | 𖤭 | 𖤮 | 𖤯 |
| U+1693x | 𖤰 | 𖤱 | 𖤲 | 𖤳 | 𖤴 | 𖤵 | 𖤶 | 𖤷 | 𖤸 | 𖤹 | 𖤺 | 𖤻 | 𖤼 | 𖤽 | 𖤾 | 𖤿 |
| U+1694x | 𖥀 | 𖥁 | 𖥂 | 𖥃 | 𖥄 | 𖥅 | 𖥆 | 𖥇 | 𖥈 | 𖥉 | 𖥊 | 𖥋 | 𖥌 | 𖥍 | 𖥎 | 𖥏 |
| U+1695x | 𖥐 | 𖥑 | 𖥒 | 𖥓 | 𖥔 | 𖥕 | 𖥖 | 𖥗 | 𖥘 | 𖥙 | 𖥚 | 𖥛 | 𖥜 | 𖥝 | 𖥞 | 𖥟 |
| U+1696x | 𖥠 | 𖥡 | 𖥢 | 𖥣 | 𖥤 | 𖥥 | 𖥦 | 𖥧 | 𖥨 | 𖥩 | 𖥪 | 𖥫 | 𖥬 | 𖥭 | 𖥮 | 𖥯 |
| U+1697x | 𖥰 | 𖥱 | 𖥲 | 𖥳 | 𖥴 | 𖥵 | 𖥶 | 𖥷 | 𖥸 | 𖥹 | 𖥺 | 𖥻 | 𖥼 | 𖥽 | 𖥾 | 𖥿 |
| U+1698x | 𖦀 | 𖦁 | 𖦂 | 𖦃 | 𖦄 | 𖦅 | 𖦆 | 𖦇 | 𖦈 | 𖦉 | 𖦊 | 𖦋 | 𖦌 | 𖦍 | 𖦎 | 𖦏 |
| U+1699x | 𖦐 | 𖦑 | 𖦒 | 𖦓 | 𖦔 | 𖦕 | 𖦖 | 𖦗 | 𖦘 | 𖦙 | 𖦚 | 𖦛 | 𖦜 | 𖦝 | 𖦞 | 𖦟 |
| U+169Ax | 𖦠 | 𖦡 | 𖦢 | 𖦣 | 𖦤 | 𖦥 | 𖦦 | 𖦧 | 𖦨 | 𖦩 | 𖦪 | 𖦫 | 𖦬 | 𖦭 | 𖦮 | 𖦯 |
| U+169Bx | 𖦰 | 𖦱 | 𖦲 | 𖦳 | 𖦴 | 𖦵 | 𖦶 | 𖦷 | 𖦸 | 𖦹 | 𖦺 | 𖦻 | 𖦼 | 𖦽 | 𖦾 | 𖦿 |
| U+169Cx | 𖧀 | 𖧁 | 𖧂 | 𖧃 | 𖧄 | 𖧅 | 𖧆 | 𖧇 | 𖧈 | 𖧉 | 𖧊 | 𖧋 | 𖧌 | 𖧍 | 𖧎 | 𖧏 |
| U+169Dx | 𖧐 | 𖧑 | 𖧒 | 𖧓 | 𖧔 | 𖧕 | 𖧖 | 𖧗 | 𖧘 | 𖧙 | 𖧚 | 𖧛 | 𖧜 | 𖧝 | 𖧞 | 𖧟 |
| U+169Ex | 𖧠 | 𖧡 | 𖧢 | 𖧣 | 𖧤 | 𖧥 | 𖧦 | 𖧧 | 𖧨 | 𖧩 | 𖧪 | 𖧫 | 𖧬 | 𖧭 | 𖧮 | 𖧯 |
| U+169Fx | 𖧰 | 𖧱 | 𖧲 | 𖧳 | 𖧴 | 𖧵 | 𖧶 | 𖧷 | 𖧸 | 𖧹 | 𖧺 | 𖧻 | 𖧼 | 𖧽 | 𖧾 | 𖧿 |
| U+16A0x | 𖨀 | 𖨁 | 𖨂 | 𖨃 | 𖨄 | 𖨅 | 𖨆 | 𖨇 | 𖨈 | 𖨉 | 𖨊 | 𖨋 | 𖨌 | 𖨍 | 𖨎 | 𖨏 |
| U+16A1x | 𖨐 | 𖨑 | 𖨒 | 𖨓 | 𖨔 | 𖨕 | 𖨖 | 𖨗 | 𖨘 | 𖨙 | 𖨚 | 𖨛 | 𖨜 | 𖨝 | 𖨞 | 𖨟 |
| U+16A2x | 𖨠 | 𖨡 | 𖨢 | 𖨣 | 𖨤 | 𖨥 | 𖨦 | 𖨧 | 𖨨 | 𖨩 | 𖨪 | 𖨫 | 𖨬 | 𖨭 | 𖨮 | 𖨯 |
| U+16A3x | 𖨰 | 𖨱 | 𖨲 | 𖨳 | 𖨴 | 𖨵 | 𖨶 | 𖨷 | 𖨸 | | | | | | | |
| Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 15.0 2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points |||||||||||||||||

## History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Bamum Supplement block:

| Version | Final code points | Count | L2 ID | WG2 ID | Document |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6.0 | U+16800..16A38 | 569 | L2/06-313 | | Riley, Charles (2006-09-21), Report on work with the Bamum script in Cameroon |
| 6.0 | U+16800..16A38 | 569 | L2/07-023 | | Riley, Charles (2007-01-19), Towards the Encoding of the Bamum Script in the UCS |
| 6.0 | U+16800..16A38 | 569 | L2/08-231 | N3472 | Everson, Michael; Riley, Chuck; Tuchscherer, Konrad (2008-06-01), Preliminary Proposal to encode the Old Bamum script in the SMP of the UCS |
| 6.0 | U+16800..16A38 | 569 | L2/09-019 | N3564 | Everson, Michael; Riley, Charles; Tuchscherer, Konrad (2009-01-27), Proposal for encoding the Old Bamum script in the SMP of the UCS |
| 6.0 | U+16800..16A38 | 569 | L2/09-102 | N3597 | Everson, Michael; Riley, Charles; Tuchscherer, Konrad (2009-03-28), Proposal for encoding additional Bamum characters |
| 6.0 | U+16800..16A38 | 569 | L2/09-106 | N3523 | Everson, Michael (2009-03-28), Sources for the encoding of historical Bamum characters |
| 6.0 | U+16800..16A38 | 569 | L2/09-234 | N3603 (pdf, doc) | Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2009-07-08), "M54.09", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 54 |
| 6.0 | U+16800..16A38 | 569 | L2/09-104 | | Moore, Lisa (2009-05-20), "Consensus 119-C26", UTC #119 / L2 #216 Minutes |
| ↑ Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names ||||||
