About Solomana Kante
Lived 1922 – 1987 (aged 64–65). Solomana Kante was a translator and writer.
Solomana Kanté (also written as Sùlemáana Kántε, best known as the inventor of the N'Ko alphabet for the Manding language varieties of Africa.
Kanté created N'Ko, a modern script for, as he saw it, the Manding language in 1949 after five years of experimentation with various writing systems. The script first came into use in Kankan, Guinea and was disseminated from there into other Manding-speaking parts of West Africa.
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Who was Solomana Kante?
Guinean writer
When was Solomana Kante born?
Solomana Kante was born in 1922.
When did Solomana Kante die?
Solomana Kante died on 23 November 1987 in Conakry.
What was Solomana Kante's occupation?
Solomana Kante was a translator and writer.
What nationality was Solomana Kante?
Solomana Kante's recorded nationality: Guinea.
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