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Literature TalkLiterature TalkInventing Adlam: The Origins and Impact of a New African Writing System
Southside
Teenage brothers invented the Adlam script in the 1980s to write Fula; now millions use it across 20+ countries and it's encoded in Unicode. Meet the inventors and scholars exploring how a grassroots writing system conquered the digital world.
Panel discussion
West African languages
Script invention
Free lecture
Tips
đź’»hybrid event: in-person or Zoom
♿contact 7–10 days ahead for ASL/CART
Inventing Adlam: The Origins and Impact of a New African Writing System
Southside
Literature TalkLiterature TalkTeenage brothers invented the Adlam script in the 1980s to write Fula; now millions use it across 20+ countries and it's encoded in Unicode. Meet the inventors and scholars exploring how a grassroots writing system conquered the digital world.
Panel discussion
West African languages
Script invention
Free lecture
Tips
đź’»hybrid event: in-person or Zoom
♿contact 7–10 days ahead for ASL/CART
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