Solomana Kante
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Solomana Kanté was a Guinean scholar and linguist best known for inventing the N’Ko script to write Manding languages and promote literacy and cultural identity in West Africa.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Solomana Kante canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
linguist
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person ⓘ scholar ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Solomana Kante
NERFINISHED
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Souleymane Kanté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorOf |
N’Ko alphabet
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N’Ko script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Mande
NERFINISHED
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Mandinka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
education
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linguistics ⓘ writing systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
Mande language standardization
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N’Ko literary tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | perceived inadequacy of Arabic and Latin scripts for Manding languages ⓘ |
| knownFor |
inventing the N’Ko script
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promoting Manding cultural identity ⓘ promoting literacy in Manding languages ⓘ |
| languageWorkedOn |
Bambara
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Dyula NERFINISHED ⓘ Manding languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Maninka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
increased literacy among N’Ko users
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widespread use of N’Ko script in West Africa ⓘ |
| movement |
African cultural renaissance
ⓘ
Mande cultural revival ⓘ |
| name | Solomana Kanté NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Guinean ⓘ |
| occupation |
teacher
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writer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Côte d’Ivoire
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Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kankan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purposeOfWork |
to promote literacy in West Africa
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to provide a unified script for Manding languages ⓘ to strengthen African cultural identity ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence |
Mande-speaking areas
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West Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfOrigin | Upper Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingSystemTypeCreated | alphabet ⓘ |
| yearOfInvention | 1949 ⓘ |
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