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Category: African Studies

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

Notes on the Study of Loma
African Languages, African Studies

Notes on the Study of Loma

A script was developed in the 1930’s for the Loma language by Widɔ Zoɓo of Boneketa, Liberia.  While it has … Continue reading Notes on the Study of Loma

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