Vai Alphabet
The Vai script is a syllabary with over 200 characters, created in the 1830s for the Vai language of Liberia.
ꔀ
Ee
ee
ꔁ
Een
een
ꔂ
Hee
hee
ꔃ
Wee
wee
ꔄ
Pee
pee
ꔅ
Bhee
bhee
ꔆ
Bee
bee
ꔇ
Mbee
mbee
ꔈ
Kpee
kpee
ꔉ
Mgbee
mgbee
ꔊ
Gbee
gbee
ꔋ
Fee
fee
ꔌ
Vee
vee
ꔍ
Tee
tee
ꔎ
Thee
thee
ꔏ
Dhee
dhee
ꔐ
Dhhee
dhhee
ꔑ
Lee
lee
ꔒ
Ree
ree
ꔓ
Dee
dee
ꔔ
Ndee
ndee
ꔕ
See
see
ꔖ
Shee
shee
ꔗ
Zee
zee
ꔘ
Zhee
zhee
ꔙ
Cee
cee
ꔚ
Jee
jee
ꔛ
Njee
njee
ꔜ
Yee
yee
ꔝ
Kee
kee
ꔞ
Nggee
nggee
ꔟ
Gee
gee
ꔠ
Mee
mee
ꔡ
Nee
nee
ꔢ
Nyee
nyee
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About the Vai Alphabet
The Vai script is a syllabary created in the 1830s by Mɔmɔlu Duwalu Bukɛlɛ for the Vai language of Liberia. It consists of over 200 syllabic characters, each representing a consonant-vowel combination. The Vai script is one of the few indigenous writing systems created in West Africa and is still in use today.
History
The Vai script was invented around 1833 by Mɔmɔlu Duwalu Bukɛlɛ, who reportedly created it after a dream. It is one of the oldest indigenous scripts in West Africa still in use. The script has undergone several reforms to reduce the number of characters and standardize their forms. It was added to Unicode in 2008.
Key Features
- Written from left to right
- Over 200 syllabic characters
- Created in 1830s
- Indigenous West African script
- Still in use today
- Added to Unicode in 2008