Wékun Kilɔmbo: Introducing a New African Writing Script
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On November 25, 2024, I, Ayìnɔn Àgɛ̀lɔ̀gbàgàn Agbɔvì, released news that the Afrikan writing script I had been working on for over 2 years, the 𞤱𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤳𞤵𞤲 𞤳𞤭𞤤𞤽𞤥𞤦𞤮 Wékun Kilɔmbo (Kilɔmbo Writing Script), was declared officially complete! This writing script can be used to write Yọrùbá and Ajã (Fɔ̀n). No more need to depend on writing our sacred Odù ẹsẹ or our languages in general in that tired old Latin script anymore. That day is over. In the creation of Wékun Kilɔmbo, we wanted to make sure that aesthetics played a big part. Why not have a functional and beautiful script at the same time.
We have not released the software/app to the public yet as We are still gauging the interest from the public to see if they can see the dire importance of having our own writing script. At this moment, our monarchy, Gànlɔdó, is the only Afrikan monarchy ("kingdom") who uses an Afrikan writing script. We want that to change. This script is written from right to left, top to bottom, in the spirit of the marking of the Kpólí Fá/Odù Ifá.
𞤱𞤫𞥊𞥅𞤳𞤵𞤲 𞤳𞤭𞤤𞤽𞤮 Wékun Kilɔmbo - The Kilɔmbo Alphabet
𞤢 a, 𞤢𞥉 á, 𞤢𞥈 à, 𞤫 e, 𞤫𞥊𞥅 é, 𞤫𞥊 è, 𞤹 ɛ, 𞤭 i, 𞤭𞥊𞥅 í, 𞤭𞥊 ì, 𞤮 o, 𞤮𞥊𞥅 ó, 𞤮𞥊 ò, 𞤽 ɔ, 𞤵 u, 𞤵𞥊𞥅 ú, 𞤵𞥊 ù, 𞤦 b, 𞤣 d, 𞤬 f, 𞤺 g, 𞤸 h, 𞤶 j, 𞤳 k, 𞤤 l, 𞤥 m , 𞤲 n, 𞤨 p, 𞤪 r, 𞤧 s, 𞤼 t, 𞤾 v, 𞤱 w, 𞤿 x, 𞤴 y, 𞥁 z, 𞤷 c (tcha), 𞥀 gb, 𞥂 kp, 𞤻 ny
Why is it called Kilɔmbo?
In the spirit of continuing our mission of ReAfrikanization, we recognize the Kilɔmbo as that sacred, cultural, and political space that is the contianer for all things sovereign. This, the act of me, as a New Afrikan creating an African writing script, is an act towards sovereignty.
Examples
𞤀𞤲𞤭 𞤱𞤯 𞤶𞤯 𞤼𞤽 𞤦𞤽 𞤢𞥈𞤺𞤯𞤤𞤽 𞤲𞤢 𞤲𞤵 𞤧𞤭𞤲 𞤦'𞤯 𞤺𞤤𞤮𞥟
Ani wɛ jɛ tɔ bɔ àgɛlɔ na nu sin b'ɛ glo?
What fell in the river so that the crocodile could no longer drink there?
𞤃𞤢𞥇𞤱𞤵𞥊⹁ 𞤸𞤵𞥊𞤲 𞤤𞤯 𞤦𞤭⹁ 𞤢𞤤𞤽 𞤳𞤵𞥊𞥅𞤤𞤭𞥊𞥅𞤼𞤽 𞤤𞤯 𞤼𞤮𞥊𞥅𞤱𞤫𞥊𞥅 𞤤𞤮𞥊𞥅𞤮 𞤦𞤤𞤮𞥊𞥅 𞤣𞤢𞤩𞤫 𞤣𞤢𞤩𞤫 𞤲𞤵𞥊𞥅 𞤱𞤫𞥊
Măwù, hùn lɛ bi, alɔ kúlítɔ́ lɛ tówé lóo bló ɖagbe ɖagbe nú wè.
May Măwù, all of the deities, and your elevated ancestors make you great.
𞤑𞤵 𞤣𞤮 𞥁𞤢𞤲𞥁𞤢𞤲
𞤂𞤵 𞤣𞤮 𞤸𞤱𞤫𞤥𞤫
𞤂𞤵 𞤣𞤮 𞤩𞤢𞤣𞤢
Ku do zanzan (morning greetings)
Ku do hweme (afternoon greetings)
Ku do gbada (evening greetings)
For the first time, the Odù Ifá/Kpólí Fá and other indigenous Afrikan sacred writings have been presented in an African writing script. We are in the midst of profound history in the making. New Afrikans are finally taking on custodianship of this culture.