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What is Ikara?

Ikara is the Ngwa writing system—crafted by Ngwa people, for Ngwa people. Inspired by our mural and musical traditions, it gives form to the vibrant tones 󡀠󡀥󡀶󡀠󡀦 and consonants 󡀢󡀫󡀵󡁀󡀽󡀢󡀨󡀳󡁀󡀾󡀠󡀥󡀶󡀠󡀦 of okwu Ngwa.

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How It Works

Tones

The tones 󡀠, 󡀡, 󡀢 constitute the core of the writing system.

Consonants

Consonants like 󡀯, 󡀴, 󡀹 link with tone to form the backbone of words.

Melodic Progression

The tone sequence is the heart of an Ikara "character".