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Bamum script
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Bamum script

Syllabic writing system, also called “shümom”, developed among the Bamoun people in Cameroon

Entityconstructed writing systemunicase alphabetsyllabaryQ806024

Also known as Bamum · Shü-mom · Shümom · Bamu

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Founded
  • 1896

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17 statements · 41% with external sources · numbers in brackets are citations

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5 identifiers linking Bamum script across the web's reference databases