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Additionally, digits are encoded by indicating the place value on each digit for a number, with the units digit alone having no special indication. Beyond the 10s digit, the further digits are written on top of the base place value indicator, which increases in vertical lines from 2 at the 100s place
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There were an original 42 syllabic characters that were ordered according to sound and shape, while 150 more characters were later added without the same consistency to the character set. Some of the initial 42 characters resemble an abugida, given the standard ability for a reader to discern the
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The script was originally used by specialists who served as record-keepers for the courts and benefited from having a monopoly in its usage. This created resistance to foreign missionaries' attempt to use
Kikakui as a language for general instruction and made it seem too 'secret' for local
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vowels from seeing the character, as indicated by dots in consistent locations, but such uniformity vanishes in the remaining 150 characters. Glyphic variants have been found for certain characters.
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Christians' efforts to promulgate the Bible in a widely understood script, so its usage in a
Christian context dwindled. The script is, however, still used for transcribing passages of the
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The script achieved widespread use for a time, particularly for financial and legal documents. The colonial authorities' choice in the 1930s to use
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The script was devised by
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and certain indigenous Mende pictograms and cryptographic characters. It originally had around 42 characters.
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Scripts in West Africa for Ethnic Revitalization. In
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missionaries in Sierra Leone considered using
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Kikakui is still used today by an estimated few hundred individuals.
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Success-Failure Continuum in Language and Ethnic Identity Efforts
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The
Unicode block for Mende Kikakui is U+1E800–U+1E8DF:
156:"Mɛɛnde yia" in Mende script Kikakui (read from right to left)
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students, as well as his nephew and son-in-law, was a young
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Standard in June 2014 with the release of version 7.0.
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Everson, Michael; Tuchscherer, Konrad (2012-01-24).
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16:Syllabary for the Mende language of Sierra Leone
1862:. Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.
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188:) around 1917. His writing system, an
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111:, Mende Kikakui
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5507:Optical braille recognition
5104:Bengali (Bangla / Assamese)
4636:Chinese (mainland Mandarin)
3779:New Epoch Notation Painting
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5634:Braille Without Borders
5423:Canadian currency marks
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4228:Southwest Paleohispanic
4972:Russian lineage family
4372:Great Lakes Algonquian
3281:Greco-Iberian alphabet
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5641:Japan Braille Library
5430:Computer Braille Code
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168:used for writing the
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141:U+1E800–U+1E8DF
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4855:(largely reassigned)
4638:(largely reassigned)
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4182:Northeastern Iberian
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71:Right-to-left script
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5452:Nemeth braille code
5238:(reassigned vowels)
4763:(extended to 8-dot)
4337:Canadian Aboriginal
4223:Khitan small script
3945:Khitan large script
3135:Coorgi–Cox alphabet
1868:Tuchscherer, Konrad
5486:Braille translator
5463:Braille technology
5439:(science; GS8/GS6)
5408:Symbols in braille
5338:Taiwanese Mandarin
4853:Taiwanese Mandarin
4459:Nwagu Aneke script
4011:Other logosyllabic
3933:Chinese-influenced
3872:Oracle bone script
3854:Chinese characters
3789:Ojibwe Hieroglyphs
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3120:Caucasian Albanian
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1956:History of writing
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1799:
1793:
1790:Tuchscherer 1995
1787:
1781:
1775:
1750:
1742:
1709:
1703:
1697:
1691:
1685:
1679:
1673:
1662:
1656:
1650:
1644:
1638:
1632:
1626:
1620:
1614:
1604:
1598:
1592:
1586:
1580:
1569:
1563:
1557:
1551:
1545:
1539:
1533:
1527:
1521:
1515:
1509:
1503:
1497:
1491:
1485:
1479:
1468:
1462:
1456:
1450:
1444:
1438:
1432:
1426:
1420:
1414:
1408:
1402:
1396:
1390:
1384:
1378:
1367:
1361:
1355:
1349:
1343:
1337:
1331:
1325:
1319:
1313:
1307:
1301:
1295:
1289:
1283:
1277:
1266:
1260:
1254:
1248:
1242:
1236:
1230:
1224:
1218:
1212:
1206:
1200:
1194:
1188:
1182:
1176:
1165:
1159:
1153:
1147:
1141:
1135:
1129:
1123:
1117:
1111:
1105:
1099:
1093:
1087:
1081:
1075:
1064:
1058:
1052:
1046:
1040:
1034:
1028:
1022:
1016:
1010:
1004:
998:
992:
986:
980:
974:
963:
957:
951:
945:
939:
933:
927:
921:
915:
909:
903:
897:
891:
885:
879:
873:
862:
856:
850:
844:
838:
832:
826:
820:
814:
808:
802:
796:
790:
784:
778:
772:
761:
755:
749:
743:
737:
731:
725:
719:
713:
707:
701:
695:
689:
683:
677:
671:
660:
654:
648:
642:
636:
630:
624:
618:
612:
606:
600:
594:
588:
582:
576:
570:
559:
553:
547:
541:
535:
529:
523:
517:
511:
505:
499:
493:
487:
481:
475:
469:
458:
452:
446:
440:
434:
428:
422:
416:
410:
404:
398:
392:
386:
380:
374:
368:
293:
292:
110:
107:
80:
79:
32:
19:
18:
5816:
5815:
5811:
5810:
5809:
5807:
5806:
5805:
5766:
5765:
5764:
5755:
5748:
5741:
5734:
5723:
5716:
5709:
5702:
5695:
5688:
5674:
5667:
5660:
5653:
5646:
5639:
5632:
5625:
5614:
5607:
5600:
5593:
5586:
5579:
5572:
5567:Charles Barbier
5565:
5558:
5547:
5540:
5533:
5526:
5519:
5512:
5505:
5498:
5491:
5484:
5477:
5470:
5457:
5450:
5443:
5435:
5428:
5421:
5414:
5399:
5391:
5384:
5377:
5366:
5359:
5352:
5343:
5336:
5329:
5322:
5317:
5306:
5298:
5292:Frequency-based
5287:
5279:
5264:
5257:
5249:
5242:
5234:
5227:
5220:
5213:
5205:
5198:
5191:
5184:
5173:
5165:
5158:
5151:
5144:
5137:
5130:
5123:
5116:
5109:
5102:
5095:
5088:Bharati Braille
5085:
5079:
5071:
5064:
5057:
5046:
5040:
5033:
5026:
5019:
5012:
5005:
4998:
4991:
4984:
4973:
4967:
4960:
4955:
4948:
4943:
4938:
4933:
4926:
4919:
4912:
4905:
4894:
4887:
4880:
4873:
4866:
4859:
4851:
4844:
4837:
4830:
4823:
4816:
4809:
4802:
4795:
4788:
4781:
4774:
4767:
4759:
4752:
4745:
4738:
4731:
4724:
4717:
4710:
4703:
4696:
4689:
4682:
4675:
4668:
4662:Unified English
4656:
4649:
4642:
4634:
4627:
4620:
4613:
4606:
4591:Braille scripts
4586:
4579:
4572:
4565:
4558:
4547:
4543:
4538:
4493:
4308:
4291:
4287:Stokoe notation
4263:
4242:
4201:
4156:
4135:
4119:
4083:
4062:Logoconsonantal
4057:
4006:
3959:
3928:
3835:
3818:
3799:Siglas poveiras
3720:
3699:
3658:
3562:Younger Futhark
3266:Gregg shorthand
3062:
3041:
2894:
2546:
2276:
2259:
2038:
2021:
2004:
1977:Writing systems
1965:
1940:
1938:writing systems
1931:
1894:
1859:
1851:
1846:
1845:
1837:
1833:
1825:
1821:
1812:
1808:
1800:
1796:
1788:
1784:
1776:
1767:
1762:
1707:
1701:
1695:
1689:
1683:
1677:
1671:
1660:
1654:
1648:
1642:
1636:
1630:
1624:
1618:
1612:
1602:
1596:
1590:
1584:
1578:
1567:
1561:
1555:
1549:
1543:
1537:
1531:
1525:
1519:
1513:
1507:
1501:
1495:
1489:
1483:
1477:
1466:
1460:
1454:
1448:
1442:
1436:
1430:
1424:
1418:
1412:
1406:
1400:
1394:
1388:
1382:
1376:
1365:
1359:
1353:
1347:
1341:
1335:
1329:
1323:
1317:
1311:
1305:
1299:
1293:
1287:
1281:
1275:
1264:
1258:
1252:
1246:
1240:
1234:
1228:
1222:
1216:
1210:
1204:
1198:
1192:
1186:
1180:
1174:
1163:
1157:
1151:
1145:
1139:
1133:
1127:
1121:
1115:
1109:
1103:
1097:
1091:
1085:
1079:
1073:
1062:
1056:
1050:
1044:
1038:
1032:
1026:
1020:
1014:
1008:
1002:
996:
990:
984:
978:
972:
961:
955:
949:
943:
937:
931:
925:
919:
913:
907:
901:
895:
889:
883:
877:
871:
860:
854:
848:
842:
836:
830:
824:
818:
812:
806:
800:
794:
788:
782:
776:
770:
759:
753:
747:
741:
735:
729:
723:
717:
711:
705:
699:
693:
687:
681:
675:
669:
658:
652:
646:
640:
634:
628:
622:
616:
610:
604:
598:
592:
586:
580:
574:
568:
557:
551:
545:
539:
533:
527:
521:
515:
509:
503:
497:
491:
485:
479:
473:
467:
456:
450:
444:
438:
432:
426:
420:
414:
408:
402:
396:
390:
384:
378:
372:
366:
301:
281:
275:
262:
239:
226:, based on the
224:Africa Alphabet
203:One of Turay's
182:
143:
137:
125:
108:
105:
74:
59:
44:
23:
17:
12:
11:
5:
5814:
5804:
5803:
5798:
5796:Mende language
5793:
5788:
5783:
5778:
5761:
5760:
5757:
5756:
5754:
5753:
5746:
5739:
5731:
5729:
5728:Related topics
5725:
5724:
5722:
5721:
5714:
5707:
5704:New York Point
5700:
5693:
5685:
5683:
5676:
5675:
5673:
5672:
5665:
5658:
5651:
5644:
5637:
5630:
5622:
5620:
5616:
5615:
5613:
5612:
5605:
5598:
5591:
5588:Harris Mowbray
5584:
5577:
5570:
5563:
5555:
5553:
5549:
5548:
5546:
5545:
5538:
5531:
5524:
5517:
5510:
5503:
5496:
5489:
5482:
5475:
5472:Braille e-book
5467:
5465:
5459:
5458:
5456:
5455:
5448:
5441:
5433:
5426:
5419:
5411:
5409:
5405:
5404:
5401:
5400:
5398:
5397:
5389:
5382:
5374:
5372:
5368:
5367:
5365:
5364:
5357:
5350:
5349:
5348:
5341:
5334:
5327:
5314:
5312:
5308:
5307:
5305:
5304:
5295:
5293:
5289:
5288:
5286:
5285:
5276:
5274:
5270:
5269:
5266:
5265:
5263:
5262:
5255:
5247:
5240:
5232:
5225:
5218:
5211:
5203:
5196:
5189:
5181:
5179:
5175:
5174:
5172:
5171:
5163:
5156:
5149:
5142:
5135:
5128:
5121:
5114:
5107:
5100:
5092:
5090:
5081:
5080:
5078:
5077:
5069:
5062:
5054:
5052:
5042:
5041:
5039:
5038:
5031:
5024:
5017:
5010:
5003:
4996:
4989:
4981:
4979:
4969:
4968:
4966:
4965:
4964:
4963:
4958:
4953:
4946:
4941:
4936:
4924:
4917:
4910:
4902:
4900:
4893:
4892:
4885:
4878:
4871:
4864:
4857:
4849:
4842:
4835:
4828:
4821:
4814:
4807:
4800:
4793:
4786:
4779:
4772:
4765:
4757:
4750:
4743:
4736:
4729:
4722:
4715:
4708:
4701:
4694:
4687:
4680:
4673:
4666:
4654:
4647:
4640:
4632:
4625:
4618:
4611:
4603:
4601:
4599:French-ordered
4592:
4588:
4587:
4585:
4584:
4577:
4570:
4563:
4555:
4553:
4549:
4548:
4537:
4536:
4529:
4522:
4514:
4507:
4506:
4503:
4502:
4499:
4498:
4495:
4494:
4492:
4491:
4486:
4481:
4476:
4471:
4466:
4461:
4456:
4451:
4446:
4441:
4439:Linear Elamite
4436:
4431:
4426:
4421:
4420:
4419:
4414:
4409:
4404:
4399:
4394:
4384:
4379:
4374:
4369:
4364:
4359:
4354:
4349:
4344:
4339:
4334:
4329:
4324:
4319:
4313:
4310:
4309:
4297:
4296:
4293:
4292:
4290:
4289:
4284:
4279:
4274:
4268:
4265:
4264:
4261:Sign languages
4252:
4251:
4248:
4247:
4244:
4243:
4241:
4240:
4238:Quốc Âm Tân Tự
4235:
4230:
4225:
4220:
4215:
4213:Espanca script
4209:
4207:
4203:
4202:
4200:
4199:
4194:
4189:
4184:
4179:
4174:
4172:Linear Elamite
4168:
4166:
4158:
4157:
4145:
4144:
4141:
4140:
4137:
4136:
4134:
4133:
4127:
4125:
4121:
4120:
4118:
4117:
4112:
4107:
4102:
4097:
4091:
4089:
4085:
4084:
4082:
4081:
4076:
4071:
4065:
4063:
4059:
4058:
4056:
4055:
4053:Yi (Classical)
4050:
4045:
4040:
4035:
4030:
4025:
4020:
4014:
4012:
4008:
4007:
4005:
4004:
3999:
3994:
3989:
3984:
3979:
3973:
3971:
3965:
3964:
3961:
3960:
3958:
3957:
3952:
3947:
3942:
3936:
3934:
3930:
3929:
3927:
3926:
3921:
3916:
3911:
3906:
3901:
3900:
3899:
3894:
3889:
3879:
3877:Bronze scripts
3874:
3869:
3864:
3858:
3856:
3847:
3837:
3836:
3824:
3823:
3820:
3819:
3817:
3816:
3811:
3806:
3801:
3796:
3791:
3786:
3781:
3776:
3771:
3766:
3761:
3756:
3751:
3746:
3741:
3736:
3731:
3725:
3722:
3721:
3709:
3708:
3705:
3704:
3701:
3700:
3698:
3697:
3692:
3690:Flag semaphore
3687:
3685:New York Point
3682:
3680:Telegraph code
3677:
3675:Maritime flags
3672:
3666:
3664:
3660:
3659:
3657:
3656:
3651:
3646:
3641:
3636:
3631:
3629:Visible Speech
3626:
3621:
3616:
3611:
3606:
3601:
3599:Sorang Sompeng
3596:
3591:
3586:
3585:
3584:
3579:
3574:
3569:
3564:
3559:
3554:
3549:
3544:
3534:
3529:
3524:
3519:
3514:
3509:
3504:
3503:
3502:
3501:
3500:
3495:
3490:
3485:
3483:Galik alphabet
3480:
3465:
3460:
3455:
3450:
3445:
3440:
3435:
3430:
3425:
3420:
3415:
3410:
3405:
3400:
3395:
3390:
3389:
3388:
3383:
3381:Tironian notes
3378:
3373:
3368:
3363:
3358:
3353:
3348:
3343:
3338:
3333:
3328:
3323:
3313:
3308:
3303:
3298:
3293:
3288:
3283:
3278:
3268:
3263:
3258:
3253:
3248:
3247:
3246:
3241:
3236:
3226:
3224:Garay alphabet
3221:
3216:
3211:
3206:
3201:
3196:
3191:
3186:
3181:
3176:
3175:
3174:
3164:
3159:
3158:
3157:
3152:
3142:
3137:
3132:
3127:
3122:
3117:
3112:
3107:
3102:
3101:
3100:
3090:
3085:
3080:
3074:
3072:
3064:
3063:
3051:
3050:
3047:
3046:
3043:
3042:
3040:
3039:
3034:
3029:
3024:
3019:
3014:
3009:
3007:Sorang Sompeng
3004:
2999:
2994:
2989:
2984:
2979:
2974:
2969:
2964:
2959:
2954:
2949:
2944:
2939:
2934:
2933:
2932:
2930:Déné syllabics
2927:
2917:
2912:
2906:
2904:
2900:
2899:
2896:
2895:
2893:
2892:
2891:
2890:
2885:
2875:
2874:
2873:
2868:
2863:
2858:
2853:
2848:
2843:
2833:
2828:
2823:
2818:
2813:
2808:
2803:
2798:
2793:
2788:
2783:
2778:
2773:
2768:
2767:
2766:
2756:
2751:
2746:
2741:
2736:
2731:
2726:
2721:
2720:
2719:
2714:
2704:
2699:
2694:
2693:
2692:
2682:
2677:
2672:
2667:
2662:
2657:
2656:
2655:
2645:
2640:
2635:
2630:
2625:
2620:
2615:
2610:
2605:
2600:
2595:
2590:
2585:
2580:
2575:
2570:
2565:
2560:
2554:
2552:
2548:
2547:
2545:
2544:
2539:
2534:
2533:
2532:
2527:
2517:
2512:
2507:
2502:
2497:
2492:
2487:
2486:
2485:
2475:
2474:
2473:
2468:
2463:
2458:
2453:
2448:
2443:
2438:
2433:
2428:
2423:
2418:
2408:
2403:
2398:
2393:
2388:
2383:
2378:
2373:
2368:
2363:
2358:
2353:
2348:
2343:
2338:
2333:
2328:
2323:
2318:
2313:
2308:
2303:
2297:
2295:
2288:
2278:
2277:
2265:
2264:
2261:
2260:
2258:
2257:
2252:
2247:
2246:
2245:
2240:
2235:
2225:
2220:
2219:
2218:
2213:
2203:
2198:
2193:
2191:Proto-Sinaitic
2188:
2183:
2182:
2181:
2171:
2166:
2165:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2113:
2112:
2107:
2102:
2097:
2087:
2082:
2077:
2076:
2075:
2065:
2064:
2063:
2052:
2051:
2043:
2040:
2039:
2023:
2022:
2010:
2009:
2006:
2005:
2003:
2002:
1996:
1995:
1994:
1989:
1984:
1973:
1971:
1967:
1966:
1964:
1963:
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1941:
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1929:
1922:
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1907:
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1900:
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1892:External links
1890:
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1888:
1878:(2): 169–188.
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1831:
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5711:Night writing
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5619:Organisations
5617:
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5581:Valentin Haüy
5578:
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5560:Louis Braille
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5413:
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5406:
5394:
5390:
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5379:Luxembourgish
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5362:
5358:
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5309:
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5178:Other scripts
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4987:
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4950:Northern Sámi
4947:
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4925:
4922:
4918:
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4908:
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4897:
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4876:
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4869:
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4836:
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4798:
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4777:
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4766:
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4761:Luxembourgish
4758:
4755:
4751:
4748:
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4737:
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4730:
4727:
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4609:
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4574:ASCII braille
4571:
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4564:
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4490:
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4360:
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4325:
4323:
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4288:
4285:
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4280:
4278:
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4270:
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4266:
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4105:Attic (Greek)
4103:
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4098:
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4072:
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4067:
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4054:
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4043:Proto-Elamite
4041:
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4036:
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4031:
4029:
4026:
4024:
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4019:
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3568:
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3557:Elder Futhark
3555:
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3448:Old Hungarian
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3197:
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3008:
3005:
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3000:
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2982:Masaram Gondi
2980:
2978:
2975:
2973:
2970:
2968:
2965:
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2952:Gunjala Gondi
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2764:Old Sundanese
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2707:Old Maldivian
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2690:Bilang-bilang
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2510:Sylheti Nagri
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2506:
2503:
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2209:
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2177:
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2152:Inscriptional
2150:
2148:
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2130:
2128:
2125:
2123:
2120:
2118:
2115:
2111:
2108:
2106:
2103:
2101:
2098:
2096:
2093:
2092:
2091:
2088:
2086:
2083:
2081:
2078:
2074:
2071:
2070:
2069:
2066:
2062:
2059:
2058:
2057:
2054:
2053:
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2049:
2045:
2044:
2041:
2037:
2032:
2028:
2024:
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1993:
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1988:
1985:
1983:
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1928:
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1899:
1896:
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1828:
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4218:Pahawh Hmong
4131:Sitelen Pona
4095:Hindu-Arabic
3428:Mundari Bani
3002:Pahawh Hmong
2811:Tamil-Brahmi
2717:Eveyla Akuru
2712:Dhives Akuru
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5514:Perforation
5311:Independent
5209:(Bhutanese)
4944:Greenlandic
4615:Azerbaijani
4417:Jindai moji
4306:Syllabaries
4277:SignWriting
4177:Celtiberian
4079:Hieroglyphs
3882:Seal script
3867:Traditional
3739:Blissymbols
3644:Warang Citi
3619:Tolong Siki
3572:Marcomannic
3552:Dalecarlian
3542:Anglo-Saxon
3522:Pau Cin Hau
3413:Medefaidrin
3366:Merovingian
3326:Blackletter
3234:Asomtavruli
3027:Warang Citi
2836:Ulu scripts
2781:New Tai Lue
2724:Mon–Burmese
2578:Bhattiprolu
2406:Nandinagari
2233:ʾEsṭrangēlā
1992:constructed
58:Time period
37:Script type
5770:Categories
5302:(obsolete)
5283:(obsolete)
5075:(Pakistan)
4986:Belarusian
4868:Vietnamese
4811:Portuguese
4797:Philippine
4754:Lithuanian
4407:Hentaigana
4402:Man'yōgana
3862:Simplified
3749:Ersu Shaba
3663:Non-linear
3468:Old Uyghur
3458:Old Permic
3453:Old Italic
3386:Visigothic
3321:Beneventan
3256:Glagolitic
3219:Gadabuursi
2883:Kolezhuthu
2878:Vatteluttu
2816:Tanchangya
2739:Saurashtra
2316:Devanagari
2174:Phoenician
2127:Manichaean
1760:References
260:Characters
211:man named
5718:Vibratese
5697:Moon type
5690:Decapoint
5371:Eight-dot
5324:Cantonese
5273:Reordered
5236:Inuktitut
5125:Malayalam
5035:Ukrainian
5014:Mongolian
4993:Bulgarian
4956:Norwegian
4921:Icelandic
4712:Hungarian
4670:Esperanto
4622:Cantonese
4206:Redundant
4018:Anatolian
3969:Cuneiform
3897:bird-worm
3833:Logograms
3804:Testerian
3718:Ideograms
3695:Moon type
3582:Staveless
3473:Mongolian
3418:Molodtsov
3376:Sütterlin
3244:Mkhedruli
3110:Bassa Vah
3060:Alphabets
3032:Mwangwego
2997:Mwangwego
2972:Kharosthi
2925:Blackfoot
2888:Malayanma
2759:Sundanese
2754:Sukhothai
2702:Malayalam
2653:Khom Thai
2613:Goykanadi
2537:Tocharian
2490:ʼPhags-pa
2361:Khudabadi
2306:Bhaiksuki
2201:Samaritan
2132:Nabataean
1987:inventors
1708:𞣖
1702:𞣕
1696:𞣔
1690:𞣓
1684:𞣒
1678:𞣑
1672:𞣐
1661:𞣏
1655:𞣎
1649:𞣍
1643:𞣌
1637:𞣋
1631:𞣊
1625:𞣉
1619:𞣈
1613:𞣇
1603:𞣄
1597:𞣃
1591:𞣂
1585:𞣁
1579:𞣀
1568:𞢿
1562:𞢾
1556:𞢽
1550:𞢼
1544:𞢻
1538:𞢺
1532:𞢹
1526:𞢸
1520:𞢷
1514:𞢶
1508:𞢵
1502:𞢴
1496:𞢳
1490:𞢲
1484:𞢱
1478:𞢰
1467:𞢯
1461:𞢮
1455:𞢭
1449:𞢬
1443:𞢫
1437:𞢪
1431:𞢩
1425:𞢨
1419:𞢧
1413:𞢦
1407:𞢥
1401:𞢤
1395:𞢣
1389:𞢢
1383:𞢡
1377:𞢠
1366:𞢟
1360:𞢞
1354:𞢝
1348:𞢜
1342:𞢛
1336:𞢚
1330:𞢙
1324:𞢘
1318:𞢗
1312:𞢖
1306:𞢕
1300:𞢔
1294:𞢓
1288:𞢒
1282:𞢑
1276:𞢐
1265:𞢏
1259:𞢎
1253:𞢍
1247:𞢌
1241:𞢋
1235:𞢊
1229:𞢉
1223:𞢈
1217:𞢇
1211:𞢆
1205:𞢅
1199:𞢄
1193:𞢃
1187:𞢂
1181:𞢁
1175:𞢀
1164:𞡿
1158:𞡾
1152:𞡽
1146:𞡼
1140:𞡻
1134:𞡺
1128:𞡹
1122:𞡸
1116:𞡷
1110:𞡶
1104:𞡵
1098:𞡴
1092:𞡳
1086:𞡲
1080:𞡱
1074:𞡰
1063:𞡯
1057:𞡮
1051:𞡭
1045:𞡬
1039:𞡫
1033:𞡪
1027:𞡩
1021:𞡨
1015:𞡧
1009:𞡦
1003:𞡥
997:𞡤
991:𞡣
985:𞡢
979:𞡡
973:𞡠
962:𞡟
956:𞡞
950:𞡝
944:𞡜
938:𞡛
932:𞡚
926:𞡙
920:𞡘
914:𞡗
908:𞡖
902:𞡕
896:𞡔
890:𞡓
884:𞡒
878:𞡑
872:𞡐
861:𞡏
855:𞡎
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843:𞡌
837:𞡋
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825:𞡉
819:𞡈
813:𞡇
807:𞡆
801:𞡅
795:𞡄
789:𞡃
783:𞡂
777:𞡁
771:𞡀
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730:𞠺
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718:𞠸
712:𞠷
706:𞠶
700:𞠵
694:𞠴
688:𞠳
682:𞠲
676:𞠱
670:𞠰
659:𞠯
653:𞠮
647:𞠭
641:𞠬
635:𞠫
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623:𞠩
617:𞠨
611:𞠧
605:𞠦
599:𞠥
593:𞠤
587:𞠣
581:𞠢
575:𞠡
569:𞠠
558:𞠟
552:𞠞
546:𞠝
540:𞠜
534:𞠛
528:𞠚
522:𞠙
516:𞠘
510:𞠗
504:𞠖
498:𞠕
492:𞠔
486:𞠓
480:𞠒
474:𞠑
468:𞠐
457:𞠏
451:𞠎
445:𞠍
439:𞠌
433:𞠋
427:𞠊
421:𞠉
415:𞠈
409:𞠇
403:𞠆
397:𞠅
391:𞠄
385:𞠃
379:𞠂
373:𞠁
367:𞠀
242:Methodist
166:syllabary
101:ISO 15924
95:ISO 15924
85:Languages
67:Direction
42:Syllabary
5354:Japanese
5215:Georgian
5207:Dzongkha
5193:Armenian
5111:Gujarati
4976:Cyrillic
4907:Estonian
4882:Yugoslav
4818:Romanian
4790:Nigerian
4705:Hawaiian
4691:Ghanaian
4608:Albanian
4469:Sumerian
4434:Linear B
4397:Katakana
4392:Hiragana
4342:Cherokee
4272:ASLwrite
4233:Bopomofo
4088:Numerals
4074:Hieratic
4033:Isthmian
4002:Sumerian
3982:Assyrian
3977:Akkadian
3634:Vithkuqi
3609:Tifinagh
3577:Medieval
3532:Pisidian
3527:Phrygian
3498:Vagindra
3443:Ol Chiki
3351:Interlac
3306:Kayah Li
3296:Jenticha
3251:Veso Bey
3239:Nuskhuri
3229:Georgian
3199:Formosan
3194:Etruscan
3189:Enochian
3145:Cyrillic
3130:Coelbren
3088:Armenian
2987:Meroitic
2977:Mandombe
2967:Jenticha
2831:Tigalari
2796:Tai Viet
2791:Tai Tham
2771:Tagbanwa
2623:Javanese
2573:Baybayin
2563:Balinese
2551:Southern
2446:Pracalit
2441:Pachumol
2416:Bhujimol
2376:Mahajani
2336:Gurmukhi
2326:Gujarati
2294:Northern
2274:Abugidas
2255:Ugaritic
2243:Maḏnḥāyā
2117:Tifinagh
2110:Solitreo
2048:Numerals
1961:Grapheme
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5186:Amharic
5169:(India)
5146:Sinhala
5139:Punjabi
5118:Kannada
5066:Persian
5021:Russian
4961:Swedish
4939:Finnish
4914:Faroese
4889:Zambian
4861:Turkish
4846:Spanish
4769:Maltese
4747:Latvian
4740:Italian
4719:Iñupiaq
4698:Guarani
4658:English
4629:Catalan
4546:⠃⠗⠁⠊⠇⠇⠑
4541:Braille
4424:Kikakui
4362:Eskayan
4347:Cypriot
4197:Dunging
4069:Demotic
4048:Tenevil
3992:Hittite
3987:Elamite
3940:Jurchen
3919:Sawndip
3914:Chữ Nôm
3814:Zapotec
3809:Yerkish
3784:Nsibidi
3769:Miꞌkmaw
3759:Isotype
3729:Adinkra
3670:Braille
3654:Zaghawa
3624:Vellara
3604:Sunuwar
3594:Sidetic
3589:Shavian
3517:Osmanya
3507:Ol Onal
3361:Kurrent
3346:Insular
3336:Fraktur
3311:Klingon
3301:Kaddare
3275:Archaic
3184:Elbasan
3172:Chinook
3162:Deseret
3150:Bosnian
3105:Avoiuli
3093:Avestan
3083:Ariyaka
3012:Tengwar
2910:Bharati
2871:Serawai
2861:Pasemah
2846:Lampung
2801:Lai Tay
2786:Tai Noi
2749:Sinhala
2729:Pallava
2697:Makasar
2685:Lontara
2660:Kulitan
2633:Kannada
2628:Kadamba
2618:Hanunoo
2608:Grantha
2603:Fakkham
2520:Tibetan
2505:Soyombo
2500:Siddhaṃ
2495:Sharada
2471:Litumol
2461:Tirhuta
2451:Ranjana
2436:Kvemmol
2396:Multani
2381:Marchen
2346:Kalinga
2286:Brahmic
2223:Sogdian
2162:Psalter
2142:Pahlavi
2122:Mandaic
2100:Cursive
2085:Elymaic
2056:Aramaic
1884:1771691
1849:Sources
285:Unicode
273:Unicode
209:Kuranko
205:Quranic
190:abugida
180:History
117:Unicode
49:Creator
5679:Other
5552:People
5542:Braigo
5361:Korean
5229:Hebrew
5160:Telugu
5059:Arabic
5049:Arabic
5007:Kyrgyz
5000:Kazakh
4934:Danish
4832:Slovak
4825:Samoan
4804:Polish
4783:Navajo
4684:German
4677:French
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4489:Yugtun
4479:Woleai
4429:Kpelle
4412:Sōgana
4332:Byblos
4110:Muisca
4028:Cretan
3997:Luwian
3955:Tangut
3774:Mixtec
3744:Dongba
3649:Yezidi
3639:Wancho
3614:Todhri
3567:Gothic
3547:Cipher
3488:Manchu
3478:Evenki
3463:Orkhon
3408:Manchu
3403:Lydian
3398:Lycian
3341:Gaelic
3291:Hanifi
3286:Hangul
3261:Gothic
3209:Fraser
3204:Fox II
3140:Coptic
3115:Carian
3098:Pazend
3071:Linear
3017:Thaana
2962:Sarati
2903:Others
2866:Rejang
2851:Lembak
2841:Incung
2821:Telugu
2776:Tai Le
2670:Langdi
2593:Chakma
2483:Karani
2456:Tamyig
2431:Kummol
2426:Himmol
2421:Golmol
2401:Nagari
2386:Meitei
2371:Lepcha
2356:Khojki
2341:Kaithi
2228:Syriac
2216:Musnad
2095:Ashuri
2090:Hebrew
2073:Elifba
2068:Arabic
2061:Hatran
2036:Abjads
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5386:Kanji
5244:Khmer
5222:Greek
5153:Tamil
5086:i.e.
5047:i.e.
5028:Tatar
4974:i.e.
4875:Welsh
4776:Māori
4733:Irish
4651:Dutch
4644:Czech
4454:Nüshu
4322:Bamum
4317:Afaka
4124:Other
4115:Roman
4100:Abjad
4023:Bagam
3924:Bowen
3909:Kanji
3904:Hanja
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3887:large
3794:Olmec
3764:Kaidā
3754:Emoji
3734:Aztec
3537:Runic
3512:Osage
3493:Oirat
3438:Ogham
3371:Sigla
3316:Latin
3271:Greek
3155:Early
3125:Cirth
3078:Adlam
2947:Geʽez
2942:Fox I
2806:Tamil
2665:Lanna
2648:Khmer
2638:Karen
2588:Buhid
2568:Batak
2525:Uchen
2515:Takri
2466:Limbu
2366:Laṇḍā
2351:Khema
2331:Gupta
2321:Dogri
2238:Serṭā
2211:Zabur
2196:Punic
2169:Pegon
2105:Rashi
2019:Types
1970:Lists
1934:Types
1880:JSTOR
1860:(PDF)
1734:Notes
254:Quran
246:Bible
237:Usage
194:abjad
164:is a
109:(438)
89:Mende
5167:Urdu
5132:Odia
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4387:Kana
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4327:Bété
4282:si5s
4192:Khom
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4038:Maya
3433:N'Ko
2992:Miao
2937:Dham
2856:Ogan
2826:Thai
2744:Shan
2680:Leke
2643:Kawi
2598:Cham
2583:Buda
2558:Ahom
2478:Odia
2391:Modi
2147:Book
160:The
106:Mend
4726:IPA
4474:Vai
4382:Idu
3950:Sui
3423:Mru
3393:Luo
3356:IPA
3037:Rma
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2675:Lao
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