Naxi script

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Dongba and geba
Type	pictographic and syllabic
Spoken languages	Naxi
Time period	1000 CE ? to present
Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode.

Traditionally, the Naxi script, used for writing the Naxi language, consists of two set of symbols: the Dongba script and the Geba script. A Latin script has also been developed during the 20th century for writing the language.

Facing pages of a Naxi manuscript, displaying both pictographic dongba and smaller syllabic geba.

[edit] External links

• Dr. Richard S. Cook, Naxi Pictographic and Syllabographic Scripts: Research notes toward a Unicode encoding of Naxi
• Naxi Manuscript Collection at the Library of Congress
• Naxi scripts at Omniglot