N’ko

alphabetic script initially created by Solomana Kante in 1949 as a transcription system for Manding languages in Western Africa, now designed and developed to become a pan-African script covering their phonology
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N’ko

Summary

N’ko is an alphabet[1]. N’ko draws 389 Wikipedia views per month (alphabet category, ranking #15 of 62).[2]

Key Facts

  • N’ko is the creator of Solomana Kante[3].
  • N’ko's image is recorded as NKo-script.svg[4].
  • N’ko's image is recorded as Grave of Kanté Soulemane, inventeur de l'alphabet N'Ko.jpg[5].
  • N’ko's image is recorded as Online N'ko classroom via WhatsApp.jpg[6].
  • N’ko's instance of is recorded as alphabet[7].
  • N’ko's instance of is recorded as constructed writing system[8].
  • N’ko's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[9].
  • N’ko's has use is recorded as Mande[10].
  • N’ko's has use is recorded as N’Ko[11].
  • N’ko's has use is recorded as Mandinka[12].
  • N’ko's has use is recorded as Maninka[13].
  • N’ko's has use is recorded as Bambara[14].
  • N’ko's has use is recorded as Dioula[15].
  • N’ko's has use is recorded as Koro[16].
  • N’ko's Commons category is recorded as N'Ko script[17].
  • N’ko's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Nkoo[18].
  • +1949-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of N’ko[19].
  • N’ko's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xl0j[20].
  • N’ko's topic's main category is recorded as Category:N’Ko script[21].
  • N’ko's script directionality is recorded as right-to-left[22].
  • N’ko's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Nko-alphabet[23].
  • N’ko's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'nqo', 'text': 'ߒߞߏ'}[24].
  • N’ko's different from is recorded as Nko[25].
  • N’ko's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'N’Ko'}[26].
  • N’ko's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'n’ko'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

N’ko is the creator of Solomana Kante[3].

Why It Matters

N’ko draws 389 Wikipedia views per month (alphabet category, ranking #15 of 62).[2] N’ko has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] N’ko is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_n-ko_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{N’ko}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/n-ko}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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