What is "bamum"

Bamum, also spelled Bamoum, Bamun, or Bamoun, may refer to:

• The Bamum people
• The Bamum kingdom
• The Bamum language
• The Bamum script
  • Bamum (Unicode block)

Bamum is a Unicode block containing the characters of stage-G Bamum script, used for modern writing of the Bamum language of western Cameroon. Characters for writing earlier orthographies (stages A–F) are contained in a Bamum Supplement block.