N'Ko script
| Nko, N'Ko ߒߞߏ | |
|---|---|
| Script type | |
| Creator | Solomana Kanté |
Period | 1949–present |
| Direction | Right-to-left script |
| Languages | Nko, Manding languages (Mandingo, Maninka, Bambara, Dyula) |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Nkoo (165), N’Ko |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | NKo |
| U+07C0–U+07FF | |
Nko (ߒߞߏ), also spelled N'Ko, is an alphabetic script devised by Solomana Kanté in 1949, as a modern writing system for the Manding languages of West Africa. The term Nko, which means I say in all Manding languages, is also used for the Manding literary standard written in the Nko script.
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. Nko tones are marked as diacritics.