{"id":96294,"date":"2026-04-21T07:01:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/uncategorized\/nko-advocates-urge-promotion-of-african-language-writing"},"modified":"2026-04-21T07:44:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T07:44:16","slug":"nko-advocates-urge-promotion-of-african-language-writing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/gambia\/all-news\/nko-advocates-urge-promotion-of-african-language-writing","title":{"rendered":"N\u2019Ko Advocates Urge Promotion of African Language Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. <\/strong><\/span><b>Advocates of the N\u2019Ko alphabet in The Gambia have called on Africans to promote writing in their own languages to preserve knowledge and cultural identity.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>They made the appeal on Saturday during a gathering in Brikama, organized to mark decades of literary development linked to the African script.<\/p>\n<p>N\u2019Ko is a 27-letter alphabet created 77 years ago by Guinean scholar Souleymane Kante\u0301. He is credited with authoring nearly 200 books covering literature, Islam, science and other fields.<\/p>\n<p>According to organizers, the past few years have seen significant progress in N\u2019Ko education in The Gambia, including the establishment of at least 10 schools across the country\u2019s eight regions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe minds of Africans have become a graveyard for ideas because of the lack of an alphabet to write our languages,\u201d said Yahya Suware, Vice President of Faasuka nu Yiriwa Kaafo, an association promoting N\u2019Ko development in The Gambia.<\/p>\n<p>He added that other societies developed writing systems that enabled the recording and refinement of knowledge over generations. \u201cMr. Kante\u0301 developed N\u2019Ko to respond to this need,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The alphabet is currently taught in several African countries, including Egypt, Mali, Guinea, Senegal and Co\u0302te d\u2019Ivoire. It has been used to translate religious texts such as the Qur\u2019an and Hadith collections, as well as works in literature, philosophy and science.<\/p>\n<p>The event brought together dozens of N\u2019Ko students from across The Gambia, who showcased educational projects, including models of a refrigerator, air conditioner, electric kettle and fertilizer. The students also performed poetry and songs in N\u2019Ko.<\/p>\n<p>It was attended by prominent cultural figures, including griot musician Jaliba Kuyateh, as well as teachers and N\u2019Ko advocates from various regions.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education was represented by Alpha Khan from the Curriculum Directorate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Gambia<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Gambia. Advocates of the N\u2019Ko alphabet in The Gambia have called on Africans to promote writing in their own languages to preserve knowledge and cultural identity. They made the appeal on Saturday during a gathering in Brikama, organized to mark decades of literary development linked to the African script. 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