Boko (Alphabet)

Boko (or Bookoo, derived from the English word for book, "book" ) is a variant of the Latin alphabet, which was developed in the early 19th century by Europeans to give the Hausa language a written form.

History

In the early 20th century Boko was further developed by the mostly British, but also French colonialists and introduced as the official script of the Hausa language. 1930 was declared the official alphabet. Since the 1950s, Boko has prevailed as the most- used Hausa alphabet.

Which is based on the Arab Adschami font is used only in Islamic schools and much of the Islamic literature. Since the 1980s, is written in Nigera Boko using the pannigerianischen alphabet.

Alphabet

Boko consists of the following characters:

There are small differences between the Boko used in Niger and Nigeria, as the debate in French and English is different. The letter is ƴ used only in Niger; in Nigeria this noise written as y.

Pitch, vowel length, and the distinction between / r / and / ɽ / that is not made by all speakers, do not go out of the typeface. For example, / daɡa / ( "off") and / da ː ɡa ː / ( " phalanx " ), both written daga.

As a term for western education

Derived from the name of the alphabet ( "Modern School" ' yan boko =) or secularism can " Boko " on non-Islamic (mostly western) education relate. In this sense the term is used as in the name of the terrorist group Boko Haram.