Bamum letter Phase-E Mon

It is a historical letter in the Bamum script.

MON is the transcription used to identify this Phase-E character, not an English translation. Its role in a manuscript depends on the surrounding signs and the phase of Bamum writing represented there.

Why did the Bamum script develop?

It took shape in stages for recording Bamum language and knowledge.

Around 1896, Sultan Ibrahim Njoya and his scribes in western Cameroon began developing the script. It changed through successive phases: early signs included picture-like and word-based forms, then the system moved toward syllabic writing. Bamum texts record history, traditional medicine, maps, personal letters, and illustrated folktales.

Phase E belongs to the earlier, largely ideographic part of this development. The shift from Phase E toward Phase F brought the writing system closer to a syllabary; modern Bamum uses Phase G. An older letter’s role therefore cannot be converted mechanically into a modern spelling.

Why does 𖧿 disappear or change shape?

Font support determines whether the character appears and how it is drawn.

A font without this historical Bamum character may display a box. Another font may draw it differently, and browser font fallback can affect the result without changing the underlying character.

For input, use a Unicode character picker or another Unicode-aware method. Spellcheck support for historical Bamum extensions may be limited; do not replace this letter with a modern Phase-G character when transcribing an older text.