N'Ko to Latin Romanization Converter Online

What is the N'Ko to Latin Romanization Converter Online?

This is a character-level converter for N'Ko script, the writing system used for several Mande languages of West Africa. Paste N'Ko text and it returns a Latin-letter romanization; paste romanized text and it returns N'Ko characters. It is a substitution tool, not a translator: it does not turn Mande words into English or French sentences, and it does not pronounce anything.

Key Features

• Bidirectional conversion. N'Ko to Latin romanization and Latin romanization back to N'Ko, using one published mapping table.
• Longest-match-first handling. Sequences such as ߌ߫ and ߍ߫ are converted as units before their individual letters are considered, so vowel-mark combinations come out as ī and ɛ̄ rather than as separate characters.
• Digits and punctuation included. ߀–߉ become 0–9, ߸ becomes a comma and ߹ becomes an exclamation mark.
• Nothing silently disappears. Any character outside the map is kept in place and listed in a short note, so you can see exactly what was not converted.
• Copyable plain text. Results arrive in a code block you can copy directly into a document or database field.

How to Use

1. Paste your text and state the direction, for example "N'Ko to Latin" or "Latin to N'Ko". If you paste N'Ko characters, the direction is inferred automatically.
2. Read the converted block. Below it you get a short change report: how many characters were mapped, and which ones were left untouched.
3. Ask for a refinement if needed — for example, keep the original spacing, convert only one paragraph, or show the mapping used for each character.

Example Use Cases

• Reading an N'Ko manuscript excerpt. Paste a line of N'Ko script and get a Latin romanization you can compare against a Library of Congress-style table.
• Preparing romanized field notes for N'Ko typesetting. Take Latin romanization such as n' ba and convert it into N'Ko characters for a bilingual document.
• Checking a digit or punctuation string. Convert ߁߂߃ into 123, or confirm that ߸ and ߹ map to a comma and an exclamation mark.

A quick before/after: the N'Ko letters ߊ ߓ ߕ become a b t, and the vowel sequence ߌ߫ becomes ī rather than i followed by a stray mark.

Tips for Best Results

• Say the direction explicitly when your text is ambiguous, such as a short string of Latin letters that could also be a romanization.
• Keep the original spacing and line breaks if you plan to paste the result back into a layout; ask for them to be preserved.
• Treat the output as a reading aid. Romanization conventions differ between institutions, so verify against the reference table you are required to follow.

FAQ

What input can I paste?
Plain text in N'Ko script or Latin romanization. Very long passages are handled in sections; if a passage is extremely long, you may be asked to split it. Binary files, images and scanned pages are not read.

How accurate is the conversion?
It is exact for the characters in the published mapping, including the multi-character vowel sequences, digits and punctuation. Characters outside that map are preserved and flagged rather than guessed. It is not a translation and does not verify grammar or spelling.

How does this compare with some free text tools?
Some free text tools offer a similar two-box converter but give no explanation of the mapping and no statement about unrecognized characters. This agent publishes the mapping it uses, matches multi-character sequences first, and reports anything it could not convert.

Does it produce N'Ko font files or audio?
No. It returns text only.