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Unicode Status for Mwangwego

The Mwangwego script is not yet in Unicode. The script has a tentative allocation at U+16E00..U+16E3F in the Roadmap to the SMP for the Unicode Standard.

Blocks

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None.

Proposals and documents

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

  • 2012-07-23 Preliminary proposal to encode the Mwangwego script in the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4295, L2/12-251)
  • 2012-09-25 Proposal to encode the Mwangwego script in the UCS — Michael Everson (WG2 N4323, L2/12-311)
  • 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.)
  • 2024-09-13 Proposal for Encoding the Mwangwego Script — Oreen Yousuf, Daniel Yacob (L2/24-241)
    • Recommendations to UTC #181 November 2024 on Script Proposals (L2/24-228) (See point 8.)
  • 2024-11-08 Revised Proposal for Encoding the Mwangwego Script in the UCS — Oreen Yousuf, Daniel Yacob (L2/25-039)
    • Recommendations to UTC #182 January 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-010) (See point 7.)
  • 2025-02-28 Final Proposal for Encoding the Mwangwego Script in the UCS — Oreen Yousuf, Daniel Yacob (L2/25-135)
    • Recommendations to UTC #183 April 2025 on Script Proposals (L2/25-091) (See point 6.)