Bété syllabary
The Bété syllabary was created for the Bété language of Ivory Coast in the 1950s by artist Frédéric Bruly Bouabré.
It consists of about 440 pictographic characters, which represent scenes from life and stand for single-syllable words in Bété. Bouabré created it to help Bété people learn to read in their language.
References
- Smith, Roberta, "ART REVIEW; A Bonding of Different Cultures," New York Times, December 9, 1994
- First Run Icarus Films (brochure) "Bruly Bouabré's Alphabet: A Film by Nurith Aviv"
- Dia Center for the Arts press release 9/3/94, "WORLDS ENVISIONED: ALIGHIERO E BOETTI AND FRÉDÁRIC BRULY BOUABRÉ"
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