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Author: clriley

Gearing up for Garay
African Languages, African Studies

Gearing up for Garay

In 1961, El Hadji Assane Faye was inspired by listening to a radio speech by the president of newly independent … Continue reading Gearing up for Garay

Encountering the Vai script
African Languages, African Studies

Encountering the Vai script

I have never been to Liberia.  I tried to get there once, in 2009, for the Liberian Studies Association conference … Continue reading Encountering the Vai script

Of browsers, keyboards, and fonts, with a focus on certain West African scripts
African Languages, African Studies

Of browsers, keyboards, and fonts, with a focus on certain West African scripts

In previous posts I have discussed the process of encoding West African scripts into the Unicode standard.  The question that … Continue reading Of browsers, keyboards, and fonts, with a focus on certain West African scripts

The Outlook for ADLaM
African Languages, African Studies

The Outlook for ADLaM

Back in the 1980’s, as the story goes, two Fulani brothers growing up in Guinea took it upon themselves to … Continue reading The Outlook for ADLaM

Minding Mende
African Languages, African Studies

Minding Mende

A fair amount of source material in the Kikakui script of the Mende language of Sierra Leone has just been … Continue reading Minding Mende

A close look at N’ko
African Languages, African Studies

A close look at N’ko

One of the more curious African scripts around is one that I was introduced to by Joe Lauer, a librarian … Continue reading A close look at N’ko

Paths to understanding Kpelle
African Languages, African Studies

Paths to understanding Kpelle

For those interested in learning more about the history and use of the Kpelle language and script, there are a … Continue reading Paths to understanding Kpelle

An Ivorian innovation: the Bété script
African Languages, African Studies

An Ivorian innovation: the Bété script

I write this in memory of Frédéric Bruly Bouabré, who called himself “Cheikh Nadro”, or “he who does not forget”. … Continue reading An Ivorian innovation: the Bété script

Ah, Foumban…
African Languages, African Studies

Ah, Foumban…

My memories of visiting Foumban, Cameroon in 2006 are still fairly vivid after a twelve-year absence.  The palace with a … Continue reading Ah, Foumban…

Encoding the Bassa Vah script of Liberia
African Languages, African Studies

Encoding the Bassa Vah script of Liberia

The tale of how the Bassa Vah script came to be encoded into the Unicode Standard winds through Syracuse, Germany, … Continue reading Encoding the Bassa Vah script of Liberia

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