Inventing an African Alphabet

In 1978, Congolese inventor David Wabeladio Payi (1958–2013) proposed a new writing system, called Mandombe. Since then, Mandombe has grown and now has thousands of learners in not only the Democratic Republic of Congo, but also France, Angola and many other countries. Drawing upon Ramon Sarró''s personal friendship with Wabeladio, this book tells the story of Wabeladio, his alphabet and the creat...