Vai syllabary
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The Vai syllabary is an indigenous writing system from Liberia and Sierra Leone used to represent the Vai language of the Mande family.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | syllabary ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfCreation | 1830s ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup | Vai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToScriptFamily | indigenous Mande scripts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Liberia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | Vai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionOfWriting | left-to-right ⓘ |
| encodedInUnicodeSince | Unicode version 5.1 ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
eastern Sierra Leone
ⓘ
northwestern Liberia ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfSigns | over 200 ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRepertoire |
digits
ⓘ
punctuation marks ⓘ syllabic signs ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRole |
medium of local record-keeping
ⓘ
symbol of Vai identity ⓘ |
| hasDistinctiveFeature |
each sign represents a syllable
ⓘ
independently invented in Africa ⓘ |
| hasEducationUse |
adult literacy programs
ⓘ
community-based schools ⓘ |
| hasGlottographicFunction | represents spoken Vai language ⓘ |
| hasScriptCode | Vaii ⓘ |
| hasScriptDirection | horizontal ⓘ |
| hasStandardization | locally standardized forms ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock | Vai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUsageDomain | literacy in Vai language ⓘ |
| hasUserCommunitySize | tens of thousands of speakers ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Vaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Mande languages ⓘ |
| primaryUsers | Vai people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kpelle syllabary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Loma script NERFINISHED ⓘ Mende syllabary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | syllabic script ⓘ |
| timeOfCreation | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
personal correspondence
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ secular texts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Liberia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sierra Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
paper
ⓘ
slate ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Vai language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | living script ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | indigenous African script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vai language