What direction does Bengali (Bangla) read?

Bengali (Bangla) reads Left-to-right (LTR).

What direction does N’Ko read?

N’Ko reads Right-to-left (RTL).

How many characters does Bengali (Bangla) have?

Bengali (Bangla) has character count data not available.

How many characters does N’Ko have?

N’Ko has character count data not available.

Bengali (Bangla) vs N’Ko

Writing system comparison · ISO Beng vs ISO Nkoo

Bengali (Bangla) is a Living Left-to-right script from South Asian used by 11 languages. N’Ko is a Living Right-to-left script from African used by 3 languages. A key difference is reading direction: Bengali (Bangla) reads Left-to-right, while N’Ko reads Right-to-left.

Bengali (Bangla)

হ্যালো বিশ্ব

বাংলা লিপি

N’Ko

ߒߞߏ

Side-by-Side Comparison

Attribute	Bengali (Bangla)	N’Ko
ISO Code	Beng	Nkoo
Direction	Left-to-right	Right-to-left
Status	Living	Living
Region	South Asian	African
Characters	—	—
Languages	11	3
Script Type	Abugida	Alphabet
Descended From	Brahmi	Arabic
Total Speakers	~249M	~14M
Introduced	1000 CE	1949 CE