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Unicode Status for Mende Kikakui

In The Unicode Standard, Mende Kikakui script implementation is discussed in Chapter 19: Africa.

The Mende Kikakui 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
Mende Kikakui1E800..1E8DF7.0U1E800.pdf

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

  • 2010-01-23 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Mende script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N3757, L2/10-006)

  • 2010-07-28 Proposal for encoding the Mende script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N3863, L2/10-252)

  • 2011-10-21 Proposal for encoding the Mende script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4133, L2/11-301)

  • 2012-01-24 Revised proposal for encoding the Mende script in the SMP of the UCS — Michael Everson, Konrad Tuchscherer (WG2 N4167, L2/12-023)

  • 2012-01-29 Encoding model options for Mende numbers — Deborah Anderson (L2/12-049)

  • 2012-07-20 Request for a decision on encoding model for Mende numbers — Deborah Anderson (L2/12-265)

  • 2012-08-01 Proposal for Nine Mende Digit Characters — Deborah Anderson (WG2 N4311, L2/12-293)

  • 2012-10-23 Mende ad-hoc group report — Mende Ad-hoc Committee (WG2 N4375, L2/12-335)

  • 2013-02-11 Rationale for script name change from Mende to Kikakui — UTC (WG2 N4396)

  • 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.)