BAMUM COMBINING MARK TUKWENTIS character

BAMUM COMBINING MARK TUKWENTIS
U+A6F1
42737
꛱
꛱
Mn (Nonspacing Mark)
NSM (Nonspacing Mark)
N
230
Bamum
0
BMP
Basic Multilingual Plane
0000-FFFF
꛱












BAMUM COMBINING MARK TUKWENTIS is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of BAMUM COMBINING MARK TUKWENTIS is Nonspacing Mark (Weak). It belongs to the non-spacing marks, which take on the directionality of the characters to which they attach..

The Nonspacing Mark (NSM) bidi class is assigned to diacritical marks that do not occupy their own space but modify the preceding base character. NSMs are neutral in directionality but inherit the directionality of the base character they are attached to. They are essential for the accurate representation of characters with diacritics in bidirectional text.

Nonspacing Mark (Mn) refers to diacritical marks that do not occupy their own space but instead combine with a preceding base character to modify its sound or meaning. Nonspacing marks are essential in many scripts, including Latin, Arabic, and Devanagari, for accurate representation of text.

This character belongs to the Bamum block. The Bamum block contains characters used in the Bamum script, which is used for writing the Bamum language spoken in Cameroon. The script was created in the late 19th century by King Njoya of the Bamum Kingdom, who wanted to develop a writing system for his people. The Bamum script went through several stages of evolution, from pictographic symbols to a syllabary, before becoming fully alphabetic. This block includes characters from the later stages of the script, which is still used today for cultural and educational purposes in Cameroon. The Bamum script is an example of a modern indigenous script developed in Africa and reflects the rich cultural heritage of the Bamum people..