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Unicode Status for Mandombe

The Mandombe script is not yet in Unicode. The script has a tentative allocation at U+15B80..U+15FFF in the Roadmap to the SMP for the Unicode Standard.

A number of documents toward 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)

  • 2010-12-03 Proposal to add the Mandombe Script — David Wabeladio, Robert Wazi, Adrien Fwakasumbu (L2/11-053)

  • 2015-04-22 Preliminary proposal for encoding the Mandombe script in the SMP of the UCS — Andrij Rovenchak, Helma Pasch, Charles Riley, Nandefo Robert Wazi (L2/15-118)

  • 2015-10-01 Proposal for encoding the Mandombe script in the SMP of the UCS — Andrij Rovenchak, Helma Pasch, Charles Riley, Nandefo Robert Wazi (L2/15-297)

  • 2015-11-03 Comments on L2/15-297 Proposal for encoding the Mandombe script in the SMP — Patrick Andries (L2/15-310)

  • 2016-01-15 Proposal for encoding the Mandombe script in the SMP — Andrij Rovenchak, Helma Pasch, Charles Riley, Nandefo Robert Wazi (L2/16-019)

  • 2016-02-26 Proposal for encoding the Mandombe script in the SMP of the UCS (2nd revision) — Andrij Rovenchak, Helma Pasch, Charles Riley, Nandefo Robert Wazi (L2/16-077)

    • Recommendations to UTC #147 May 2016 on Script Proposals — Deborah Anderson, Ken Whistler, Roozbeh Pournader, Andrew Glass, Laurentiu Iancu (L2/16-156) (See section 7 for recommendations)

    • UTC #147 Minutes (L2/16-121) (See C.6 for decision and action items)

  • 2016-07-12 Reply to UTC comments regarding the Mandombe encoding proposal raised in L2/16-156 — Andrij Rovenchak, Helma Pasch, Charles Riley, Nandefo Robert Wazi (L2/16-195)

    • 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 4 for recommendations)

    • UTC #148 Minutes (L2/16-203) (See C.2.1 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)

  • 2023-09-08 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.)