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“That’s when I realized: we’ve been told that these people are #illiterate and they’re absolutely not,” says Ngom, a Boston University College of Arts & Sciences professor of #anthropology .

#ajami
#African #Writing

https://www.bu.edu/articles/2022/fallou-ngom-discovers-ajami-african-writing-system/

Unearthing a Long-Ignored African Writing System, One Researcher Finds African History, by Africans

A note in Ajami, a modified Arabic script, from Fallou Ngom's late father opened the door to a lifetime of discovery in African language and history.

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Jan 4, 2023 at 9:23amWeb