What ߰ means
Read the vowel as long and low. Write ߰ after an N’Ko vowel: it combines a low tone with vowel length. The same spelling can be pronounced differently across Manding varieties.
Sùlemáana Kántɛ devised N’Ko in 1949 to write Manding languages and support mother-tongue education. As of 2026, N’Ko supports literacy and a shared written form across Manding communities in Guinea, Mali, and Côte d’Ivoire. Its form is a ligature—a joined shape—made from the short low-tone sign ߬ and a long-vowel form. The separate sign ߯ marks long high tone.
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1Why does ߰ show a dotted circle?
It has no vowel to attach to. When an isolated combining mark is displayed, some fonts show a dotted circle as a placeholder.
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- ߰ · N’Ko tone mark · NKo long low tone · N’Ko vowel mark · Manding tone mark
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