Garay alphabet
| Garay | |
|---|---|
| Script type | alphabet
|
| Creator | Assane Faye |
| Created | 1961 |
| Direction | Right to left |
| Languages | Wolof |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Gara (164), Garay |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Garay |
| U+10D40–U+10D8F | |
The Garay alphabet was designed in 1961, as a transcription system "[marrying] African sociolinguistic characteristics" according to its inventor, Assane Faye. This alphabet has 25 consonants and 14 vowels. It is used in particular for the writing of the Wolof language, spoken mostly in Senegal, although that language is more often written in the Latin alphabet and to a lesser extent in the Arabic (Wolofal) alphabet. It is written from right to left, and distinguishes letter case.