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Gbékoun script

Writing system for Benin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gbékoun script
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The Gbékoun script was created in 1994[2] by Togbédji Adigbè of Dangbo, a speaker of the Weme dialect of Fon.[3][4] It was intended as an indigenous script for all the languages of the Republic of Benin, and has been applied to Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Dendi, Boo, Yom and Ayizo. It has been used in mother-tongue education in specialized schools.

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Gbékoun script consists of 24 consonant letters and 9 vowel letters. There are tonic diacritics, decimal digits and number of punctuation marks.

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