Shümom language
| Shümom | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Sultan Ibrahim Njoya |
| Purpose | Constructed language
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
The Shümom language is an artificial language created by Sultan Ibrahim Njoya. It was developed as a secret language for the use of palace officials, employing a random mix of words from French, English, and German. Each word was assigned a new meaning to create a secret code.[1]
Shümom can be written in the Bamum or Shüpamom script.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Orosz, Kenneth J. (2015-04-01). "Njoya's Alphabet". Cahiers d'études africaines (217): 45–66. doi:10.4000/etudesafricaines.18002. ISSN 0008-0055.
- ^ Riley, Charles. "Report on work with the Bamum script in Cameroon" (PDF).