Afaka syllabary
Script for the Ndyuka creole of Suriname / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Afaka script ( afaka sikifi) is a syllabary of 56 letters devised in 1910 for the Ndyuka language, an English-based creole of Suriname. The script is named after its inventor, Afáka Atumisi. It continues to be used to write Ndyuka in the 21st century, but the literacy rate in the language for all scripts is under 10%.[citation needed]
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Afaka | |
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Script type | Syllabary
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Creator | Afáka Atumisi |
Time period | Invented 1910 |
Direction | Varies |
Languages | Ndyuka |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Afak (439), Afaka |
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Afaka is the only script in use that was designed specifically for a creole.