Kitabo kya Kuhabula Kuhandiika Lubwisi
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This Lubwisi Spelling Guide has been produced after two Alphabet Development Workshops held in 1997. The aim of this Spelling Guide is to take the best from each of the three following documents in order that Lubwisi may be spelled consistently and read easily: Mwise Musome Olubuisi, produced by the Ministry of Planning and Community Development, 1964; Learn the Lubwisi Orthography, produced by The Kwamba/Lubwisi Literature Club, 1992; and The Lubwisi Orthography, also produced by the Kwamba/Lubwisi Literature Club 1993/4. Each document had much good to contribute, and this guide builds on that work. Changes to the 1993/4 orthography are listed on pages 14-15. Two principles were applied to decide which letters to use to represent the distinct sounds of Lubwisi. The first principle was to use the same letters as neighboring languages use to represent the same sound. The second principle was to write differently the least common sound. This Spelling Guide has “Approved Orthography” status having been thoroughly tested for four years with “Working Orthography” status.
This Spelling Guide was approved during a Lubwisi Writers’ Workshop held March 11-15, 2002 at Bundibugyo Teachers’ Resource Centre.