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.

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Bamum Supplement[1][2] (PDF)
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U+1680x𖠀𖠁𖠂𖠃𖠄𖠅𖠆𖠇𖠈𖠉𖠊𖠋𖠌𖠍𖠎𖠏
U+1681x𖠐𖠑𖠒𖠓𖠔𖠕𖠖𖠗𖠘𖠙𖠚𖠛𖠜𖠝𖠞𖠟
U+1682x𖠠𖠡𖠢𖠣𖠤𖠥𖠦𖠧𖠨𖠩𖠪𖠫𖠬𖠭𖠮𖠯
U+1683x𖠰𖠱𖠲𖠳𖠴𖠵𖠶𖠷𖠸𖠹𖠺𖠻𖠼𖠽𖠾𖠿
U+1684x𖡀𖡁𖡂𖡃𖡄𖡅𖡆𖡇𖡈𖡉𖡊𖡋𖡌𖡍𖡎𖡏
U+1685x𖡐𖡑𖡒𖡓𖡔𖡕𖡖𖡗𖡘𖡙𖡚𖡛𖡜𖡝𖡞𖡟
U+1686x𖡠𖡡𖡢𖡣𖡤𖡥𖡦𖡧𖡨𖡩𖡪𖡫𖡬𖡭𖡮𖡯
U+1687x𖡰𖡱𖡲𖡳𖡴𖡵𖡶𖡷𖡸𖡹𖡺𖡻𖡼𖡽𖡾𖡿
U+1688x𖢀𖢁𖢂𖢃𖢄𖢅𖢆𖢇𖢈𖢉𖢊𖢋𖢌𖢍𖢎𖢏
U+1689x𖢐𖢑𖢒𖢓𖢔𖢕𖢖𖢗𖢘𖢙𖢚𖢛𖢜𖢝𖢞𖢟
U+168Ax𖢠𖢡𖢢𖢣𖢤𖢥𖢦𖢧𖢨𖢩𖢪𖢫𖢬𖢭𖢮𖢯
U+168Bx𖢰𖢱𖢲𖢳𖢴𖢵𖢶𖢷𖢸𖢹𖢺𖢻𖢼𖢽𖢾𖢿
U+168Cx𖣀𖣁𖣂𖣃𖣄𖣅𖣆𖣇𖣈𖣉𖣊𖣋𖣌𖣍𖣎𖣏
U+168Dx𖣐𖣑𖣒𖣓𖣔𖣕𖣖𖣗𖣘𖣙𖣚𖣛𖣜𖣝𖣞𖣟
U+168Ex𖣠𖣡𖣢𖣣𖣤𖣥𖣦𖣧𖣨𖣩𖣪𖣫𖣬𖣭𖣮𖣯
U+168Fx𖣰𖣱𖣲𖣳𖣴𖣵𖣶𖣷𖣸𖣹𖣺𖣻𖣼𖣽𖣾𖣿
U+1690x𖤀𖤁𖤂𖤃𖤄𖤅𖤆𖤇𖤈𖤉𖤊𖤋𖤌𖤍𖤎𖤏
U+1691x𖤐𖤑𖤒𖤓𖤔𖤕𖤖𖤗𖤘𖤙𖤚𖤛𖤜𖤝𖤞𖤟
U+1692x𖤠𖤡𖤢𖤣𖤤𖤥𖤦𖤧𖤨𖤩𖤪𖤫𖤬𖤭𖤮𖤯
U+1693x𖤰𖤱𖤲𖤳𖤴𖤵𖤶𖤷𖤸𖤹𖤺𖤻𖤼𖤽𖤾𖤿
U+1694x𖥀𖥁𖥂𖥃𖥄𖥅𖥆𖥇𖥈𖥉𖥊𖥋𖥌𖥍𖥎𖥏
U+1695x𖥐𖥑𖥒𖥓𖥔𖥕𖥖𖥗𖥘𖥙𖥚𖥛𖥜𖥝𖥞𖥟
U+1696x𖥠𖥡𖥢𖥣𖥤𖥥𖥦𖥧𖥨𖥩𖥪𖥫𖥬𖥭𖥮𖥯
U+1697x𖥰𖥱𖥲𖥳𖥴𖥵𖥶𖥷𖥸𖥹𖥺𖥻𖥼𖥽𖥾𖥿
U+1698x𖦀𖦁𖦂𖦃𖦄𖦅𖦆𖦇𖦈𖦉𖦊𖦋𖦌𖦍𖦎𖦏
U+1699x𖦐𖦑𖦒𖦓𖦔𖦕𖦖𖦗𖦘𖦙𖦚𖦛𖦜𖦝𖦞𖦟
U+169Ax𖦠𖦡𖦢𖦣𖦤𖦥𖦦𖦧𖦨𖦩𖦪𖦫𖦬𖦭𖦮𖦯
U+169Bx𖦰𖦱𖦲𖦳𖦴𖦵𖦶𖦷𖦸𖦹𖦺𖦻𖦼𖦽𖦾𖦿
U+169Cx𖧀𖧁𖧂𖧃𖧄𖧅𖧆𖧇𖧈𖧉𖧊𖧋𖧌𖧍𖧎𖧏
U+169Dx𖧐𖧑𖧒𖧓𖧔𖧕𖧖𖧗𖧘𖧙𖧚𖧛𖧜𖧝𖧞𖧟
U+169Ex𖧠𖧡𖧢𖧣𖧤𖧥𖧦𖧧𖧨𖧩𖧪𖧫𖧬𖧭𖧮𖧯
U+169Fx𖧰𖧱𖧲𖧳𖧴𖧵𖧶𖧷𖧸𖧹𖧺𖧻𖧼𖧽𖧾𖧿
U+16A0x𖨀𖨁𖨂𖨃𖨄𖨅𖨆𖨇𖨈𖨉𖨊𖨋𖨌𖨍𖨎𖨏
U+16A1x𖨐𖨑𖨒𖨓𖨔𖨕𖨖𖨗𖨘𖨙𖨚𖨛𖨜𖨝𖨞𖨟
U+16A2x𖨠𖨡𖨢𖨣𖨤𖨥𖨦𖨧𖨨𖨩𖨪𖨫𖨬𖨭𖨮𖨯
U+16A3x𖨰𖨱𖨲𖨳𖨴𖨵𖨶𖨷𖨸
Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 17.0 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:

VersionFinal code pointsCountL2 IDWG2 IDDocument
6.0U+16800..16A38569Riley, Charles (2006-09-21), Report on work with the Bamum script in Cameroon
Riley, Charles (2007-01-19), Towards the Encoding of the Bamum Script in the UCS
Everson, Michael; Riley, Chuck; Tuchscherer, Konrad (2008-06-01), Preliminary Proposal to encode the Old Bamum script in the SMP of the UCS
Everson, Michael; Riley, Charles; Tuchscherer, Konrad (2009-01-27), Proposal for encoding the Old Bamum script in the SMP of the UCS
Everson, Michael; Riley, Charles; Tuchscherer, Konrad (2009-03-28), Proposal for encoding additional Bamum characters
Everson, Michael (2009-03-28), Sources for the encoding of historical Bamum characters
, )Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2009-07-08), "M54.09", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 54
Moore, Lisa (2009-05-20), "Consensus 119-C26", UTC #119 / L2 #216 Minutes
Scherer, Markus; et al. (2024-01-19), "2.5 misspelled name of U+1680B: BAMUM LETTER PHASE-A MAEMBGBIEE", UTC #178 properties feedback & recommendations
Constable, Peter (2024-01-31), "Consensus 178-C7", UTC #178 Minutes, Create a formal alias BAMUM LETTER PHASE-A MAEMGBIEE of type "correction" for U+1680B BAMUM LETTER PHASE-A MAEMBGBIEE
Kučera, Jan; et al. (2025-04-22), "3.9 Bamum Name Corrections (16.0 Beta Feedback) [Affects U+16881, 1688E, 168DC, and 1697D]", Recommendations to UTC #183 (April 2025) on Script Proposals
Leroy, Robin (2025-04-28), "Consensus 183-C23", UTC #183 Minutes, Create [...] formal aliases of type "correction" [Affects U+16881, 1688E, 168DC, and 1697D]