Boko alphabet
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The Boko alphabet is a Latin-based writing system used primarily for transcribing the Hausa language in West Africa.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin-based script
ⓘ
alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | Ajami script ⓘ |
| excludesLetter |
Q
ⓘ
V ⓘ X ⓘ |
| hasLetter |
A
ⓘ
B ⓘ C ⓘ D ⓘ E ⓘ F ⓘ G ⓘ H ⓘ I ⓘ J ⓘ K ⓘ L ⓘ M ⓘ N ⓘ O ⓘ P ⓘ R ⓘ S ⓘ T ⓘ U ⓘ W ⓘ Y ⓘ Z ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
standard orthography for Hausa in Niger
ⓘ
standard orthography for Hausa in Nigeria ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
secular writing of Hausa
ⓘ
transcription of Hausa ⓘ |
| scriptContrastWith |
Hausa
ⓘ
surface form:
Arabic-based Hausa Ajami
|
| scriptFamily | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| scriptType | Latin script ⓘ |
| usedBy | Hausa people ⓘ |
| usedFor |
education in Hausa
ⓘ
mass media in Hausa ⓘ official documents in Hausa ⓘ publishing in Hausa ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Niger
ⓘ
Nigeria ⓘ West Africa ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Hausa language ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.