Adlam

bicameral alphabet invented in Guinea to write the Fulah language from right to left
Thing alphabet Q19606346
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Adlam

Summary

Adlam is an alphabet[1]. Adlam has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Adlam's instance of is recorded as alphabet[3].
  • Adlam's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system[4].
  • Adlam is a type of alphabetic writing system[5].
  • Adlam is a type of bicameral script[6].
  • Adlam's Commons category is recorded as Adlam script[7].
  • Adlam's language of work or name is recorded as Fula[8].
  • Adlam's country of origin is recorded as Guinea[9].
  • 1989 marks the founding of Adlam[10].
  • Adlam's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1989[11].
  • Adlam's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Adlam script[12].
  • Adlam's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left[13].
  • Adlam's used by is recorded as Fula[14].
  • Adlam's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ff', 'text': '𞤀𞤣𞤤𞤢𞤥 𞤆𞤵𞤤𞤢𞤪'}[15].
  • Adlam's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Adlam'}[16].
  • Adlam's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'adlam'}[17].
  • Adlam's Unicode range is recorded as U+1E900-1E95F[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include alphabet[3] and constructed writing system[4]. Recorded subclass of include alphabetic writing system[5] and bicameral script[6].

Origins

1989 marks the founding of Adlam[10].

Use and Application

Adlam's used by is recorded as Fula[14].

Why It Matters

Adlam has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Adlam is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · ZI Jony · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14726 adlm
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14726]]: adlm"
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