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Mende Kikakui script information


Mende Kikakui
Script type
Syllabary
CreatorMohamed Turay
Time period
1917 — present
DirectionRight-to-left script Edit this on Wikidata
LanguagesMende
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Mend (438), ​Mende Kikakui
Unicode
Unicode alias
Mende Kikakui
Unicode range
U+1E800–U+1E8DF
Final Accepted Script Proposal
"Mɛɛnde yia" in Mende script Kikakui (read from right to left)

The Mende Kikakui script is a syllabary used for writing the Mende language of Sierra Leone.

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Kisimi Kamara

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to handle characters (code points) in processes, like in line-breaking, script direction right-to-left or applying controls. Some "character properties"...

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