N'Ko script
N'Ko (N'Ko: ߒߞߏ) is an alphabetic script devised by Solomana Kanté in 1949, as a modern writing system for the Manding languages of West Africa. The term N'Ko, which means I say in all Manding languages, is also used for the Manding literary standard written in the N'Ko script.
| N'Ko ߒߞߏ | |
|---|---|
| Script type | |
| Creator | Solomana Kanté |
Time period | 1949–present |
| Direction | Right-to-left script |
| Languages | N'Ko, Manding languages (Mandingo, Maninka, Bambara, Dyula) |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Nkoo (165), N’Ko |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | NKo |
| U+07C0–U+07FF | |
The script has a few similarities to the Arabic script, notably its direction (right-to-left) and the letters that are connected at the base. Unlike Arabic, it is obligatory to mark both tone and vowels. N'Ko tones are marked as diacritics, in a similar manner to the marking of some vowels in Arabic.
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