N'Ko Script

Solomana Kante's 1949 script for the Mande languages of West Africa, written right to left.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Designed because existing scripts failed to mark Mande tones and nasal vowels.
• Its numeral signs run left to right, opposite the letters.
• Now used in Guinea, Mali and Ivory Coast for adult literacy and publishing.

Specifications & Metrics

• TYPE: Alphabet