U+16939 "𖤹" Bamum Letter Phase-D Suae Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖤹
U+16939 "𖤹" Bamum Letter Phase-D Suae is a specific glyph belonging to the Bamum script, which was developed in the early 20th century by King Ibrahim Njoya of the Bamum people in present-day Cameroon to write the Bamum language. This character is part of the "Phase-D" stage of the script's evolution, where the original pictographic forms were systematically simplified into a more abstract syllabary. The letter represents the syllable "suae" and is used in written texts to preserve the linguistic and cultural heritage of the Bamum community, including historical records and contemporary communication. Its inclusion in the Unicode Standard ensures digital preservation and interoperability across modern computing platforms.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16939 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-D Suae |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖤹 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖤹 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA4 0xB9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD39 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016939 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd39 |