N'Ko Punctuation
N'Ko Basic Punctuation
About N'Ko Punctuation
N'Ko, like other languages, uses punctuation to enhance the flow of the written language. It uses symbols to introduce different pauses and stops to make reading the language as close as possible to the spoken language. For those who write European languages, it will be easy to associate the punctuation with the languages that you speak.
Punctuation Marks
| N'Ko | Symbol | N'Ko Name | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| , | , | Yeelee Dohloh | Comma - Brief pause |
| ; | ; | Yeelee Dohloh Dofa-sah-neen | Semicolon - Medium pause |
| ، | ,, | Kuma-ya Taylehn | Double comma - Speech divider |
| : | : | Kohdoh Niahfoh | Colon - Introduction mark |
| ? | ? | Nee-neen-kah-lee | Question mark |
| . | . | Tohndeh | Period - Full stop |
| ... | ... | Lahnia-rahnee Tohndeh | Ellipsis - Continuation |
| - | - | Lah-dehlee Ke-rehndeh | Hyphen - Word connector |
| _ | _ | Kooma-dehn Fenthe-reh | Underscore - Emphasis |
| ( ) | ( ) | Klah Feelah | Parentheses - Additional info |
| [ ] | [ ] | Klah Ka-deenin | Brackets - Editorial notes |
| « » | « » | Mah-rehnah | Quotation marks |
| " | " | Mah-rehnah Dohmah-neen | Double quotes - Direct speech |
Usage Examples
Questions
ߌ ߕߐ߮ ߦߋ߫ ߡߐ߲߬؟
What is your name?
Statements
ߒ ߕߐ߮ ߟߋ߬ ߡߊ߬ߡߊ߬ߘߌ߫.
My name is Mamadi.
Lists
ߒ ߦߋ߫ ߓߊߟߏ߫، ߡߊ߲߬ߞߏ߫، ߊ߬ ߣߌ߫ ߕߌ߬ߓߊ߬.
I have rice, mangoes, and bananas.
Quotations
ߊ߬ ߞߊ߲߫ ߞߏ߫: «ߒ ߦߋ߫ ߣߊ߬ ߟߊ߫»
He said: "I am coming"