Why West Africa keeps inventing writing systems
These dozens of modern African scripts are adding a brand new chapter to the history of writing!
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~ Briefly ~
Meet Adlam, N'ko, Vai and over twenty more scripts that capture West African linguistic features and give new visual representation to native West African tongues.
Topics covered:
- backstories of Adlam and N'ko
- list of many other scripts
- examples of African scripts beyond West Africa
- prenasalized stops like ᵐb
- labiovelars like g͡b
- vowel length in Fula
- length and tone in N'ko
- nasalization as an areal feature
- older visual codes like N'sibidi and Adinkra
- sociolinguistics of script creation
See the sources doc below for much more information.
~ Credits ~
Art, narration, animation and four pieces of music by Josh from NativLang
Sources for claims made, plus credits for music, fonts, sfx:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v4oGwztBdP9-K3CLJuF6fr9zCL33ZyNF0UOjorL_dsY/
~ Music ~
Please see my doc above for full credits. Public domain credits:
Teko, song of nostalgia, traditional music of Burkina Faso, Tuasgo & Gouama accompanied by Kondé:
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k10801793/f1.media
Creative Commons credits:
Monkoto by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4072-monkoto
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Kumasi Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3958-kumasi-groove
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Silver Flame by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4362-silver-flame
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Infados by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3914-infados
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Видео Why West Africa keeps inventing writing systems канала NativLang
Subscribe for more: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=NativLang
Become my patron: https://www.patreon.com/NativLang
~ Briefly ~
Meet Adlam, N'ko, Vai and over twenty more scripts that capture West African linguistic features and give new visual representation to native West African tongues.
Topics covered:
- backstories of Adlam and N'ko
- list of many other scripts
- examples of African scripts beyond West Africa
- prenasalized stops like ᵐb
- labiovelars like g͡b
- vowel length in Fula
- length and tone in N'ko
- nasalization as an areal feature
- older visual codes like N'sibidi and Adinkra
- sociolinguistics of script creation
See the sources doc below for much more information.
~ Credits ~
Art, narration, animation and four pieces of music by Josh from NativLang
Sources for claims made, plus credits for music, fonts, sfx:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1v4oGwztBdP9-K3CLJuF6fr9zCL33ZyNF0UOjorL_dsY/
~ Music ~
Please see my doc above for full credits. Public domain credits:
Teko, song of nostalgia, traditional music of Burkina Faso, Tuasgo & Gouama accompanied by Kondé:
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k10801793/f1.media
Creative Commons credits:
Monkoto by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4072-monkoto
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Thinking Music by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4522-thinking-music
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Kumasi Groove by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3958-kumasi-groove
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Silver Flame by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4362-silver-flame
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Infados by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3914-infados
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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