The Vai script serves as a powerful symbol of African ingenuity, resilience, and cultural pride. Its preservation and promotion are essential for maintaining the rich cultural tapestry of the African ...

Vai Script. The results of an investigation of the origin of the script of the Vai people of West Africa is recorded by A. Klingenheim in Africa, vol. 6, pt. 2. The existence of the Vai script was ...

The symbols we use to write words evolve to become visually simpler over time, and an analysis of a writing system from West Africa shows that they can do so over just a few generations. The script ...

The world’s very first invention of writing took place over 5000 years ago in the Middle East, before it was reinvented in China and Central America. Today, almost all human activities—from education ...

A rare script from a language in Liberia has provided some new insights into how written languages evolve. "The Vai script of Liberia was created from scratch in about 1834 by eight completely ...

In a small West African village, a man named Momolu Duwalu Bukele had a compelling dream. A stranger approached him with a sacred book and then taught him how to write by tracing a stick on the ground ...

The exhibition Inscribing meaning will explore the relationships between African art, language, graphic systems and the written word. It focuses on the history of particular African scripts, including ...

Writing evolves to become simpler and more efficient, according to a new study based on the analysis of an isolated West African writing system. The world's very first invention of writing took place ...