Gbékoun script

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.

Script type

alphabet

Period

fl. 1994–present

DirectionLeft-to-right

LanguagesFon, other languages of Benin

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Gbékoun
Script type	alphabet
Period	fl. 1994–present
Direction	Left-to-right
Languages	Fon, other languages of Benin
The Gbékoun script. At top are the 33 letters, in middle the 10 digits (1 through 9, with zero at right), and at bottom are the punctuation marks.[1]

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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.