Abugida writing system developed for Malawian languages
Mwangwego
Script type
Abugida
Creator
Nolence Mwangwego
Time period
1977–present
Direction
Left-to-right
Languages
Chewa and other Bantu languages of Malawi
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The Mwangwego script is an abugida writing system developed for Malawian languages and other African Bantu languages by linguist Nolence Mwangwego in 1977.[1][2] It is one of several indigenous scripts invented for local language communities in Africa.[3]
^"Mwangwego Script -History of the script". Mwangwego.com. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
^"Nolwence Mwangwego". kumatoo.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-21.
^Unseth, Peter. Invention of scripts in West Africa for Ethnic Revitalization. In Handbook of Language and Ethnic Identity vol. 2, edited by Joshua Fishman and Ofelia Garcia, 23-32. New York: Oxford University Press.
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