An alphabet developed
1928 under the lead of
Diedrich Westermann. He developed it with a group of Africanist
?s at the
IAI in London. Its aim was to be able to write all the
African Languages for practical and scientific purposes.
see also: Standard Alphabet by Lepsius
Source:
The Blackwell encyclopedia of writing systems, Florian Coulmas, 1996, Blackwell, Oxford
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