N’Ko vs Tifinagh (Berber)
Writing system comparison · ISO Nkoo vs ISO Tfng
N’Ko is a Living Right-to-left script from African used by 3 languages. Tifinagh (Berber) is a Living Left-to-right script from African used by 5 languages. A key difference is reading direction: N’Ko reads Right-to-left, while Tifinagh (Berber) reads Left-to-right.
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Attribute | N’Ko | Tifinagh (Berber) |
|---|---|---|
| ISO Code | Nkoo | Tfng |
| Direction | Right-to-left | Left-to-right |
| Status | Living | Living |
| Region | African | African |
| Characters | — | — |
| Languages | 3 | 5 |
| Script Type | Alphabet | Alphabet |
| Descended From | Arabic | — |
| Total Speakers | ~14M | — |
| Introduced | 1949 CE | 3000 BCE |
Used by Both
0 languages
No shared languages
Only in Tifinagh (Berber)
5 languages
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Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.