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One of the main sites about the scripture and movement of N'ko, scripture invented by Guinean Solomana Kante in 1949 for the Mande languages. In order to view the site cirrectly, you have to download some special fonts. The site is a little bit chaotic. The following links are of special interest: "Kafa Lu Serede" (an extensiv list of over 100 books in N'ko), "Kanté" (Songs of Souleymane Kanté and other texts in French and English, among others from N'ko researcher Diane Oyler), "Écriture N'ko" and "Contacts" (contacts to representatives all over the world). The author of the site, Diané, is a professor for N'ko at the University of Al-Azhar in Cairo since 2003. ... [editors ilissAfrica]
This site is part of the Timbuktu Manuscripts Project. You will find a lot of information concerning the project, information and photos of the different ancient libraries of Timbuktu and about Timbuktu as a town in general, links to related sites, a bibliography, films and videos. [editors ilissAfrica]
www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/research/projects/timbuktu/
Site of the Center of the Negro-African Script in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The CNAS does research on the Mandombe script, invented 1978 by David Wabeladio Payi, a follower of the Kimbanguist Church, in a kind of divine inspiration. The site offers information about the script, its invention, history etc. Furthermore, you can find the Lord's Prayer / Our Father written in several African languages in Latin script as well as in Mandombe. ... [editors ilissAfrica]
This facebook group wants to promote writing in Mandjak, a language spoken in Guinea-Bissau, Gambia and Senegal. Members of the group try and write in Mandjak and give each other hints and links about literature, music, and other information concerning Mandjak language and culture. [editors ilissAfrica]
www.facebook.com/pages/Pour-la-propagation-du-Manjack-ecrit/225841239863
Blog about knowledge and culture in Timbuctu, Mali. The author works on the digitalisation of ancient Islamic manuscripts in Timbuctu [editors ilissAfrica]