Adinkra Syllabary

Adinkra;
	Adinkrahene "a"
Type	Syllabary
Languages	Asante Twi
Time period	~1817-present
Parent systems	Adinkra Symbols Adinkra Syllabary Adinkra; ;
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Adinkra Syllabary (Asante Twi: Adinkra Nkyea) is a syllabary that uses Adinkra Characters to represent the Orthography for Asante Twi. It consists of some 39 characters, 10 numbers and 3 punctuation marks. The Adinkra Alphabet uses characters derived from the original Adinkra Symbols. It does not contain letters C, J, Q, V, X, Z.

History

Historically, Adinkra has always been used within Akan Society. Most Adinkra Characters are descended from the original symbols which have been in use since 1817.

All Adinkra Characters of Adinkra Nkyea.

Adinkra Syllabary

The Adinkra Syllabary is a simplified version of the Traditional Adinkra Symbols. It is a written system used to communicate the Asante Twi Dialect and other Akan Languages.^[1] As of 2021, it is being used to write and type Asante Twi.

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↑ Nkyea, Adinkra. "Adinkra Nkyea". Omniglot. Biswajit Madal.

[1] Nkyea, Adinkra. "Adinkra Nkyea". Omniglot. Biswajit Madal.

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