What 𖦢 means
It is a historical letter from Phase E of the Bamum script.
This Bamum Phase E letter belongs to an earlier form of the writing system for the Bamum language, spoken mainly in western Cameroon. “Ghaamae” is the Unicode label for the letter, not an English translation; the surrounding Bamum text gives it a role in a word.
The Bamum script began around 1896, largely under King Ibrahim Njoya, and developed through several phases by 1910. It started with hundreds of signs for objects and actions, used as memory aids, then was simplified into a syllabary: a writing system whose signs generally represent syllables.
Why does 𖦢 look wrong in some apps?
The font may not contain a drawing for this historical character.
As of 2025, these characters are described as archaic and outside modern Bamum spelling. Most Bamum writers do not use them; specialists in the language and its history do.
A 2002 historical study suggests the Vai syllabary may have influenced Bamum’s later design. A 2009 study of the separate Bagam (Eghap) script reports similarities between some Bagam and Bamum characters.
Its natural setting is historical Bamum writing, archival transcription, or study of the script.
Who writes 𖦢
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Questions people ask
1Why does 𖦢 show as a box?
A box usually means the font used to display the document has no drawing for this historical Bamum character. The text still contains the same character; use a font that includes older Bamum signs.
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How to type or find 𖦢
- Search it as
- ghaamae · bamum · bamum phase e · old bamum · bamum supplement · bamum script
- Shows up in
- Anything that takes text · its shape is whatever your font draws
𖦢\169A2Codes and encoding1 code points
A visible symbol can contain several code points. JS .length counts UTF-16 units; UTF-8 counts bytes.