Common alphabet of the Cameroonian languages
The general alphabet of the Cameroonian languages ( French alphabet général des langues camerounaises , AGLC; General Alphabet of Cameroon Languages , GACL) is a set of orthographic rules for the languages of Cameroon .
The alphabet is based on the Latin alphabet and includes several so-called additional letters, the lettres supplémentaires . It is derived from the Bantu alphabet of 1970 and was created in 1978. It was initially tested for a year and accepted under the aegis of the University of Yaoundé and Scientific Research (ONAREST) with the participation of linguists from SIL International . It was published again in 1984. The Association nationale des commissions de langues camerounaises (ANACLAC) has adopted the AGLC as the alphabet and its spelling for working with the Cameroonian languages.
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- Stephen Bird: "Orthography and Identity in Cameroon" ( Memento of February 3, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), 2001 (PDF).
- Dan T. Friesen: Oroko orthography development: Linguistic and sociolinguistic factors , Master thesis, University of North Dakota, 2002.
- Maurice Tadadjeu and Étienne Sadembouo (eds.): Proposition d'un alphabet général des langues camerounaises , ONAREST, ISH, CERELTRA, Yaoundé, 1978
- Maurice Tadadjeu and Étienne Sadembouo (eds.): Alphabet général des langues camerounaises , Département des Langues Africaines et Linguistique, Université de Yaoundé, Cameroun, 1979.
- Maurice Tadadjeu and Étienne Sadembouo (eds.): Alphabet général des langues camerounaises , collection PROPELCA, 1, Université de Yaoundé, Yaoundé, 35, 31 pages, 1984.