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Bamum script writer

Also known as Shümom · Shümom syllabary

Bamum script writer: photograph by kwami (talk) Uploaded by Kwamikagami at en.wikipedia
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Decode and write words with the Bamum syllabary, watching its signs simplify step by step from pictures to syllable characters.

Heritage note

Part of the living heritage of Cameroon.

Origins

A living tradition passed from person to person; it is not tied to a single dated origin. It belongs to the cultural world of Africa: Sahel, West and Central.

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