N’Ko

N'Ko is a writing system used by the Manding people of West Africa. It was developed in the late 1940s by Solomana Kante, a scholar of the Manding language. N'Ko means "I say" in the Manding language, and is used to write a variety of Manding languages. N'Ko is an alphabet, with each letter representing a sound. It is written from left to right, and there is no distinction between upper and lower case letters. Words are separated by spaces. N'Ko has been used extensively by the Manding people, and has been adopted as the official writing system of several countries, including Guinea and Ivory Coast. It is also used by a number of diaspora communities. There are a few different dialects of Manding, and each one is written using a different script. Kante developed the N'Ko alphabet to be used for all Manding languages, regardless of dialect. The N'Ko alphabet consists of 33 letters, including 7 vowels and 26 consonants. The vowels are written with diacritics to indicate their pronunciation. N'Ko is a phonetic alphabet, meaning that each letter represents a single sound. This makes it easy to learn to read and write in N'Ko. There are a few different ways to write N'Ko. The most common way is to use the Latin alphabet, with each letter representing the corresponding sound in N'Ko. Another way to write N'Ko is to use the Arabic alphabet. This method is often used by people who are already familiar with the Arabic alphabet. There is also a N'Ko keyboard layout that uses the Latin alphabet. This makes it easy to type in N'Ko on a computer or smartphone. N'Ko is a versatile writing system that can be used for a variety of purposes. It is easy to learn and use, and can be written in a number of different ways. Whether you want to use it to write your own language, or to communicate with others who speak Manding, N'Ko is a great choice.