Osmanya (Unicode block)

Osmanya
Range	U+10480..U+104AF (48 code points)
Plane	SMP
Scripts	Osmanya
Major alphabets	Osmanya Somali
Assigned	40 code points
Unused	8 reserved code points
Unicode version history
4.0 (2003)	40 (+40)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
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Graphical representation of the Osmanya Unicode block

Osmanya is a Unicode block containing characters for writing the Somali language.

Osmanya[1][2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)

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U+1048x

𐒀

𐒁

𐒂

𐒃

𐒄

𐒅

𐒆

𐒇

𐒈

𐒉

𐒊

𐒋

𐒌

𐒍

𐒎

𐒏

U+1049x

𐒐

𐒑

𐒒

𐒓

𐒔

𐒕

𐒖

𐒗

𐒘

𐒙

𐒚

𐒛

𐒜

𐒝

U+104Ax

𐒠

𐒡

𐒢

𐒣

𐒤

𐒥

𐒦

𐒧

𐒨

𐒩

Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0 2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Osmanya block:

Version	Final code points	Count	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
4.0	U+10480..1049D, 104A0..104A9	40	L2/99-063	N1948	Everson, Michael (1999-01-25), Proposal to encode the Osmanya script in Plane 1 of the UCS
			L2/01-271	N2361	Everson, Michael (2001-06-12), Revised proposal to encode the Osmanya script in the SMP of the UCS
			L2/01-284	N2361R	Everson, Michael (2001-07-14), Revised proposal to encode the Osmanya script in the SMP of the UCS
			L2/01-295R		Moore, Lisa (2001-11-06), "Motion 88-M6", Minutes from the UTC/L2 meeting #88, The UTC accepts the Osmanya script with the character names as documented in L2/01-284, to be encoded at 10480..104A9.