Leaves: 1; Pages: 1; Measurements: 17.5cm x 11cm; Dates Unknown; Script: Akauku Mfemfe; Condition: Poor; torn pages; Comments: The first five lines are the standard characters of the final version of the Akauku script (known as Mfemfe) in the order of recitation (read from left to right, beginning with the first four characters: “A, ka, u, ku…”. In the second to last line we see the Bamum numerals, read left to right, beginning with 1 and ending with O).
Akauku Mfemfe Syllabary Key and Numerals 0-9
File details
Creation date:
1910-1946
Languages:
Bamun
Scripts:
Bamum
Content type:
Document
Originals information:
"The original materials are held at the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamum, in the Royal Palace of the Bamum Kings, Foumban, Cameroon".
Reference:
EAP051/1/1/2/18
Level:
File
Extent:
1 TIFF images
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