U+16999 "𖦙" Bamum Letter Phase-E Tumae Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𖦙
U+16999 "𖦙" Bamum Letter Phase-E Tumae is a specific glyph from the Bamum script used historically to write the Bamum language of Cameroon, representing the syllable or sound "tumae" in the script's Phase E stage of development. This phase was part of a series of orthographic reforms initiated by King Njoya in the early 20th century, which progressively simplified the complex syllabary into a more streamlined writing system. The character is encoded in the Unicode Standard’s Supplementary Multilingual Plane, ensuring its preservation and digital representation for linguistic and cultural heritage purposes.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+16999 |
| Version Added | 6.0 |
| Name | Bamum Letter Phase-E Tumae |
| Block | Bamum Supplement |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𖦙 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𖦙 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x96 0xA6 0x99 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD81A 0xDD99 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00016999 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud81a\udd99 |