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Bambara: character repertoire and typing resources
CLDR 48.0.0 lists these exemplar characters for locale bm-Nkoo in N’Ko. This is a repertoire, not an ordered alphabet, pronunciation guide or claim about official usage.
This locale repertoire is one writing convention, not every regional or historical orthography.
Why this locale matches this record
Pinned CLDR overlong language-code alias (not a deprecated-code or variety substitution)
Explicit script subtag in the source locale
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A cell can contain a combining mark or a multi-character string. Its inspection link opens the first code point; it does not imply the sequence is one encoded character.
How can I type and display this language?
Search Keyman keyboards for Bambara. Check the keyboard’s language, platform, layout and licence before installing.
Find a Noto font for N’Ko or browse SIL fonts. These are discovery links, not verified support claims for this orthography. Glyph coverage alone does not guarantee shaping or language support.
Language-specific running-text sample: not yet available in this record. Characters above come from the cited repertoire, not a generated translation.
Source: CLDR 48.0.0, bm-Nkoo characters · Unicode Licence v3 · retrieved 2026-10-28. Methodology and limitations.
N'Ko script, invented by Solomana Kante in Kankan, Guinea, in 1949. Written right-to-left. Used for Mandingo and other Mande languages.
Other languages using N’Ko
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