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Bamum

Bamum proper noun: one of the Benue-Congo languages of Cameroon.

bamum: one of the Benue-Congo languages of Cameroon
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Proper noun

Bamum

  1. One of the Benue-Congo languages of Cameroon.
    • Bamum is a syllabary developed between 1896 and 1910, used for writing the Bamum language in western Cameroon.2022 September, “Version 15.0 – Core Specification”, in Unicode, page 793
  2. A series of six scripts created for the Bamum language.
    • Bamum is a syllabary developed between 1896 and 1910, used for writing the Bamum language in western Cameroon.2022 September, “Version 15.0 – Core Specification”, in Unicode, page 793

Questions about Bamum

What does Bamum mean?
Bamum means one of the Benue-Congo languages of Cameroon.
What part of speech is Bamum?
Bamum is a proper noun.

Words near Bamum in the dictionary

  1. bampy
  2. bams
  3. bamsee
  4. bamsees
  5. Bamsey
  6. Bamum
  7. Bamyan
  8. ban
  9. ban hammer
  10. ban hammers
  11. Ban Lung

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