Ndjuká syllabary

Origin

The Ndjuká syllabary was invented by Afaka Atumisi of eastern Suriname in 1910. Afaka claimed that he was divinely inspired in his invention.

Notable features

The glyphs of this syllabary are based on Latin and Arabic letters and numerals, and on traditional African graphic symbols.

Used to write

Ndjuká or Aukan, an English and Dutch-based creole spoken by about 25,000 people in Suriname and French Guiana. Other names for this language include Okanisi, Njuká, Ndyuka and Aukaans.

Ndjuká Syllabary

Djuka syllabary

Download a Ndjuká font (TrueType format, 22K).

Links

Writing in Ndyukatongo - a Creole Language in South America
http://www.maroons-suriname.com/Writing in Ndyukatongo.html

Information about the Aukan language
http://www.sil.org/americas/suriname/Aukan/Aukan.htm
http://www.rosettaproject.org/archive/djk

Online Aukan dictionaries
http://www.sil.org/americas/suriname/Aukan/English/AukanEngDictIndex.html http://www.sil.org/americas/suriname/Aukan/National/AukanNLDictIndex.html

Other creole languages

Aukan/Ndjuká, Bislama, Haitian Creole, Papiamento, Tok Pisin

Other syllabaries

Blackfoot, Caroline Island Script, Carrier, Celtiberian, Cherokee, Cree, Cypriot, Hiragana, Iberian, Inuktitut, Katakana, Kpelle, Loma, Mende, Ndjuká, Nüshu, Ojibwe, Vai, Yi