History of Three Children of MFORIFUM: NCHARE, MFOMBAM and NGUONSO, who departed Rifum [1911]

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Leaves: 1; Pages: 2; Measurements: 21.6cm x 13.7cm; Dates 1911; Script: Akauku Nyiet; Condition: Poor; Comments: This document is written in the Shümom language, which is the artificial spoken language invented by King Njoya (as opposed to the conventional Bamum language, called “Shü pamom”). In this document, as in many others, one can observe the lines scratched on the page with a quill prior to writing to keep lines evenly spaced on the written page

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Creation date:
1911
Languages:
Bamun
Scripts:
Bamum
Content type:
Document
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EAP051/1/1/2/9
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  1. Project EAP051:
    Bamum script and archives project: saving Africa's written heritage
  2. Collection EAP051/1:
    "Bamum manuscript collection of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun (APRB) in the Royal Palace of Bamum Kings in Foumban, Cameroon [c1896-1975]"
  3. Collection EAP051/1/1:
    Modern Archives of the Archives du Palais des Rois Bamoun [c1896-1975]
  4. Collection EAP051/1/1/2:
    Nji Ntouoyou Collection [1910-1946]
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