Unicode Chart 
Maps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mende_language
Data
| ISO 15924 | Mend 438 |
|---|---|
| Type | Syllabary |
| Direction | Horizontally RtL |
| Diacritics | Yes |
| Contextual Forms | No |
| Capitals Used | No |
| Glyphs | 195 |
| Inventor | Kisimi Kamara (traditionally credited with creating this in 1921). The script may have been started by Mohamed Turay in 1917 (Rovenchak & Glavy). |
| Earliest Location | Mendeland |
| Earliest Date | 1917 CE |
| Latest Date | Present |
Bibliography
| Author | Year | Publication | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coulmas, Florian | 1999 | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Writing Systems, 313-349 | Blackwell Publishing |
| Rovenchak, Andrij, and Glavy, Jason | 2011 | African writing systems of the modern age: The Sub-Saharan region, Mende script, 29-32 | Athinkra |
| Tuchscherer, Konrad | 1995 | African Languages and Cultures 8(2), African Script and Scripture: The History of the Kikakui (Mende) Writing System for Bible Translations, 169-188 |