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Unicode Status for Bassa Vah

In The Unicode Standard, Bassa Vah script implementation is discussed in Chapter 19: Africa.

The Bassa Vah script was encoded in The Unicode Standard version 7.0. The script is now encoded in the following block:

BlocksCharacter RangeAdded in Unicode VersionUnicode chart
Bassa Vah16AD0..16AFF7.0U16AD0.pdf

A number of proposals for its inclusion have been submitted to the Unicode Technical Committee and WG2:

  • 2009-03-20 Encoding of the Bassa Vah script in the UCS — Charles Riley (L2/09-327)

  • 2010-01-26 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Bassa Vah script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson and Charles Riley (WG2 N3760, L2/10-030)

  • 2010-05-08 Proposal for encoding the Bassa Vah script in the SMP of the UCS — Michal Everson, Charles Riley (WG2 N3839, L2/10-170)

  • 2010-07-31 Revised proposal for encoding the Bassa Vah script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson, Charles Riley (WG2 N3847, L2/10-217)

  • 2010-10-06 Final proposal for encoding the Bassa Vah script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson and Charles Riley (WG2 N3941, L2/10-382)

  • 2011-02-14 Comments on Bassa Vah Comma — Charles Riley (WG2 N3991, L2/11-041)

  • 2022-03-03 Update on implementation status of African scripts — Charles L. Riley (L2/22-073)

    • Recommendations to UTC #171 April 2022 on Script Proposals (L2/22-068) (See point 28.)

    • UTC #171 Minutes (L2/22-061) (See D.1 SECTION 28 for decision and action items)

  • 2023-09-08 Update on Usage and Implementation Status of African Scripts — Oreen Yousuf, Charles Riley, Daniel Yacob, Neil Patel, Tim Brookes (L2/23-203)

    • Recommendations to UTC #177 November 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-238) (See point C.26.)