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Title
The history of the N'ko alphabet and its role in Mande transnational identity
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Oyler, Dianne White (Contributor)
Subject
African languages--Alphabet (LCSH)
Kanté, Souleymane, 1922-1987
Mandingo (African people)--Ethnic identity (LCSH)
Pan-Africanism (LCSH)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Illustrations
Geographic Coverage
Africa
Classification
LCC: PL8007 .O95 2007
DDC: 496 full
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
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Content
text
Summary
"Discusses the creation of the N'ko alphabet for Mande (Maninka) languages by Souleymane Kanté (1922-1987) in 1949 in the Republic of Guinea, and N'ko's role in transnational identity, Pan-Africanism, and a grassroots literacy campaign in West Africa and the African diaspora"--Provided by publisher.
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Authorized Access Point
Oyler, Dianne White The history of the N'ko alphabet and its role in Mande transnational identity
Admin Metadata
Generation Process: DLC marc2bibframe2 v2.5.0
Status: changed
Encoding Level: full
Description Conventions: Anglo-American cataloguing rules
Identified By: bf:Local, 15075473
Change Date: 2009-08-28T07:25:00
Creation Date: 2007-11-08
Description Modifier: United States, Library of Congress
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