What 𖦠 means
It represents the Bamum syllable pu.
The Phase-E sign is also recorded with the reading puq. These are syllabic readings: the surrounding Bamum text shows how the sound fits into a word.
Bamum writing began around 1896 with signs for objects and actions. As the system changed, signs were simplified and given sound values, so this letter belongs to a sound-based stage rather than standing for a picture or an English word.
Why was Bamum writing created?
It began as a memory aid for writing Bamum.
King Ibrahim Njoya worked with palace scribes on a system that began as a memory aid and developed into writing for the Bamum language. Its signs changed as the system became simpler and more sound-based.
Phase E is an older revision, before the 1910 overhaul that led toward the later A-ka-u-ku form. Phase-D Puq is a separate historical character; the shared romanized reading does not make the two signs interchangeable.
Historical and specialist: this form belongs in work with older Bamum writing, such as transcription or script study.
A box usually means the font lacks this glyph; the character in the text may still be intact.
Who writes 𖦠
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Questions people ask
2Why does 𖦠 show as a box?
Your font may lack this historical Bamum glyph. The text can still contain the correct character; view it with a font that supports the Bamum Supplement block.
Can I use 𖦠 for modern Bamum?
Usually no. This is an older Phase-E form; modern Bamum uses the later A-ka-u-ku repertoire.
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How to type or find 𖦠
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- Bamum pu · Bamum puq · Bamum script · Bamoun script · Bamun script · Shumom writing · Phase E
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𖦠\169A0Codes and encoding1 code points
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