Kitabo kya Kuhabula Kuhandiika Lubwisi

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Alternative Titles: 
The Lubwisi Spelling Guide
Statement of Responsibility: 
Tabb, Waller C., Jr. with Hannington Bahemuka, Mubulya A. Wilson, and Charles Musinguzi
Edition: 
Third Edition
Issue Date: 
2011-07
Date Created: 
2002 to 2011
Publisher: 
Kwamba/Lubwisi Development Association
Publisher Place: 
Uganda
Extent: 
40 pages
Abstract: 

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.

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Approved Orthography May, 2006
Publication Status: 
Published
Table of Contents: 
Section 1: Preface -- Section 2: The Lubwisi Alphabet -- Vowels -- Consonants -- Letter Groups -- Changes to the Previous Orthography -- Section 3: Spelling -- Syllable Patterns -- Heavy Vowels -- Long Vowels -- Advice for Spelling -- Use of the Apostrophe -- Capitalisation -- Reduplication -- Possessives -- Tone -- Word Division -- Section 4: Punctuation -- Quotations -- The Period (Full Stop) -- The Comma -- The Question Mark -- The Exclamation Point -- The Semi-colon -- The Colon -- Parentheses -- The Dash -- Paragraph Breaks -- Section 5: Illustrative Story: Wakandi̱byala-dhi̱-nku̱we na Wantale -- Section 6: Word List -- Lubwisi Alphabet Chart
Country: 
Congo (Kinshasa)
Uganda
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Nature of Work: 
Has Version: 
Second Edition, Revised
Tabb, Waller C., Jr. with Hannington Bahemuka, Mubulya A. Wilson, and Charles Musinguzi
2006
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Publisher 2003
Entry Number: 
56719