The Gbékoun script was created in 1994https://x.com/JamraPatel/status/1691122814194266112?t=zWx-X3zOWeWn9CHzkSqpGA&s=19 by Togbédji Adigbè of Dangbo, a speaker of the Weme dialect of Fon.Anselme Pascal AGUEHOUNDE, Promotion des langues locales au Bénin: L’alphabet Gbékoun, la clé de tous les dialectes , 29 April 2021.Un alphabet de 33 lettres inventé pour «l’essor» des langues africaines, 12 August 2019 It was intended as an indigenous script for all the languages of the Republic of Benin, and has been applied to Fon, Adja, Yoruba, Dendi, Boo, Yom and Ayizo. It has been used in mother-tongue education in specialized schools.
Gbékoun script consists of 24 consonant letters and 9 vowel letters. There are tonic diacritics, decimal digits and number of punctuation marks.
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