Kikakui script
E581903
The Kikakui script is an indigenous syllabary developed in the 19th century for writing the Mende language of Sierra Leone.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mende Kikakui script | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam in Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coDeveloper | Kandeh Koroma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfOrigin | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
Mohamed Turay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mohammed Turay NERFINISHED ⓘ Mohammed Turay of Gbangbatoke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse |
limited community use
ⓘ
used for ceremonial purposes ⓘ used in personal correspondence by some users ⓘ |
| developedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | 1800s ⓘ |
| earlierDevelopment | late 19th century ⓘ |
| encodedInUnicode | true ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Kikaku
ⓘ
Kikakui syllabary NERFINISHED ⓘ Mende Kikakui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
diacritic-like modifications for additional syllables
ⓘ
distinct signs for nasal syllables ⓘ logographic elements for some words ⓘ syllabic characters representing CV syllables ⓘ |
| hasRevitalizationEffort | documented by linguists and script scholars ⓘ |
| hasTransliterationSystem | Latin transliteration for Mende Kikakui ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemStatus |
historical
ⓘ
partially in use ⓘ |
| indigenousTo | Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Kika ⓘ |
| languageOfUse | Mende language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSigns |
approximately 195 characters
ⓘ
over 150 syllabic signs ⓘ |
| primaryRegionOfUse |
eastern Sierra Leone
ⓘ
southern Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Latin alphabet for Mende ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | indigenous African scripts ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation |
circa 1917
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlockName | Mende Kikakui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlockRange | U+1E800–U+1E8DF ⓘ |
| UnicodeVersionEncoded | Unicode 7.0 ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup | Mende people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Mende language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
letters ⓘ local chronicles ⓘ record-keeping ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| writingSystemScope | used mainly for Mende language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | endangered ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | syllabary ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mende Kikakui script