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Unicode Status for Loma

The Loma script is not yet in Unicode. The script has a tentative allocation at U+1E300..U+1E41F in the Roadmap to the SMP for the Unicode Standard.

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

  • 2009-04-22 Report to JTC1 Chair and JTC1/SC2 Chair Regarding Resolution 34 on African Languages — Deborah Anderson (WG2 N3641, L2/09-285)

  • 2010-01-21 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Loma script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N3756, L2/10-005)

  • 2016-07-22 Update on encoding the Loma script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4735, L2/16-201)

    • Recommendations to UTC #148 August 2016 on Script Proposals — Deborah Anderson, Ken Whistler, Rick McGowan, Roozbeh Pournader, Andrew Glass, Laurentiu Iancu, and Lisa Moore (L2/16-216) (See section 5 for recommendations)

  • 2017-01-01 Further updates on encoding the Loma script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4779, (L2/17-003)

    • Recommendations to UTC #150 January 2017 on Script Proposals (L2/17-037) (See point 2.)

  • 2017-02-19 Towards an encoding of the Loma script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4786, (L2/17-059)

    • Recommendations to UTC #151 May 2017 on Script Proposals (L2/17-153) (See point 3.)

  • 2017-07-22 Cumulative chart of the Loma script — Michael Everson (WG2 N4837, (L2/17-233)

    • Recommendations to UTC #152 July-August 2017 on Script Proposals (L2/17-255) (See point 2.)

    • UTC #152 Minutes (L2/17-222) (See C.6 for decision and action items)

  • 2020-02-05 Report on progress with African scripts in Unicode and their implementations — Charles L. Riley (L2/20-067)

  • 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)

  • 2023-07-03 Progress report on Loma language and script activity — Charles L. Riley (L2/23-215)

    • Recommendations to UTC #177 November 2023 on Script Proposals (L2/23-238) (See point C.28.)

  • 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.)