U+16981 "𖦁" Bamum Letter Phase-E Nshue Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖦁
U+16981 "𖦁" Bamum Letter Phase-E Nshue is part of the Bamum script, a writing system developed in the early 20th century for the Bamum language of Cameroon, specifically belonging to the Phase-E stage of its historical evolution. This character represents a syllabic letter used in the modern orthography of the Bamum script, which was reformed and simplified over several phases from its original pictographic form. The name "Nshue" refers to the specific phonetic value or syllable associated with this character, contributing to the written documentation of the Bamum language, which has seen a revival in recent years for cultural preservation and literacy efforts.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16981 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Nshue |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖦁 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖦁 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA6 0x81 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD81 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016981 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd81 |