Home›1978 introductions›African reference alphabet🌐EnglishEnglishDeutschEspañolFrançaisNederlandsРусский中文日本語EntityQ994407· pop 12· linked from 54 articlesAfrican reference alphabetset of 60 letters (in the latter edition), used for writing various African languages; initially proposed in 1978 and revised in 1982Available in 11 languagesEspañolFrançaisDeutsch中文РусскийAsturianGalicianHausaNederlandsToki PonaConnectionsinsular scriptEntityŊEntityCategories1978 introductionsLatin alphabetsLatin-script lettersPhonetic alphabetsWriting systems introduced in the 1970sWriting systems of Africa