U+16938 "𖤸" Bamum Letter Phase-D Nteum Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖤸
U+16938 "𖤸" Bamum Letter Phase-D Nteum is a glyph from the Bamum script, an indigenous writing system developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for the Bamum language spoken in present-day Cameroon. This specific letter belongs to Phase D, one of several reform stages of the script that evolved from a pictographic system into a more streamlined syllabary. Designated as "Nteum," this character represents a distinct sound in the language, contributing to the rich cultural and linguistic heritage of the Bamum people. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent this historical script for modern use and study.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16938 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Nteum |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖤸 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖤸 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA4 0xB8 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD38 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016938 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd38 |