Standard Lemma guide

N'ko

adj · name · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to the N'ko writing system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

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2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or pertaining to the N'ko language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

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3

name

Meaning 3

A writing system invented for the Manding languages of West Africa.

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4

name

Meaning 4

A literary koine language itself written in the script.

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5

name

Meaning 5

Alternative form of N'ko.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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History

Etymology

From N'Ko ߒߞߏ (Nko, literally “I say”).

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: N'Koa — of the N'ko language or script
  • Esperanto: NKoa — of the N'ko language or script
  • Esperanto: Nokoa — of the N'ko language or script
  • Esperanto: nokoa — of the N'ko language or script
  • French: n'ko — of the N'ko language or script
  • Bambara: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Catalan: (alfabet) N'ko — West African writing system
  • Catalan: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Chinese: 西非書面字母 /西非书面字母 — West African writing system
  • Esperanto: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Esperanto: Nokoo — West African writing system
  • Finnish: N’ko — West African writing system
  • Finnish: N’ko-kirjaimisto — West African writing system
  • French: n'ko — West African writing system
  • French: nko — West African writing system
  • Galician: (alfabeto) n'ko — West African writing system
  • Hungarian: n'ko — West African writing system
  • Indonesian: N'Ko (aksara) — West African writing system
  • Italian: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Japanese: ンコ文字 (Nko-monji) — West African writing system
  • Korean: 응코 (eungko) — West African writing system
  • Malay: N'Ko (aksara) — West African writing system
  • N'Ko: ߒߞߏ — West African writing system
  • Norwegian Bokmål: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Polish: pismo N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Portuguese: (alfabeto) N'ko — West African writing system
  • Russian: Нко (Nko) — West African writing system
  • Santali: ᱱᱠᱳ (nko) — West African writing system
  • Shona: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Shona: keruro ye chiN'Ko — West African writing system
  • Slovene: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Spanish: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Thai: อักษรอึนโก — West African writing system
  • Turkish: N'Ko — West African writing system
  • Turkish: NKo (harfleri) — West African writing system
  • Ukrainian: нко (nko) — West African writing system
  • Welsh: sgript N'Koeg — West African writing system
  • Wu Chinese: 吾夸字母 — West African writing system
  • Finnish: n’ko — West African literary language
  • Finnish: n’kon kieli — West African literary language
  • French: n'ko — West African literary language
  • French: nko — West African literary language
  • Galician: n'ko — West African literary language
  • Greek: Νκο (Nko) — West African literary language
  • Haitian Creole: N'Ko (lang) — West African literary language
  • Hausa: N'Ko — West African literary language
  • Igbo: N'Ko — West African literary language
  • Indonesian: bahasa N'Ko — West African literary language
  • Japanese: ンコ語 (Nko-go) — West African literary language
  • Korean: 응코어 (eungko'eo) — West African literary language
  • Malay: bahasa N'Ko — West African literary language
  • N'Ko: ߒߞߏ — West African literary language
  • Polish: (język) n'ko — West African literary language
  • Santali: ᱱᱠᱳ (nko) — West African literary language
  • Shona: chiN'Ko — West African literary language
  • Thai: รอึนโก — West African literary language
  • Turkish: N'Ko — West African literary language
  • Turkish: N'ko — West African literary language
  • Turkish: Nko — West African literary language
  • Ukrainian: нко (nko) — West African literary language