{"id":103741,"date":"2019-11-15T17:48:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-15T17:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/?p=435246"},"modified":"2019-11-15T17:48:47","modified_gmt":"2019-11-15T17:48:47","slug":"story-of-adlam-the-alphabet-that-will-prevent-a-people-from-being-lost-now-a-limited-run-hardcover-book-from-story-labs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2019\/11\/15\/story-of-adlam-the-alphabet-that-will-prevent-a-people-from-being-lost-now-a-limited-run-hardcover-book-from-story-labs\/","title":{"rendered":"Story of ADLaM \u2013 \u2018the alphabet that will prevent a people from being lost\u2019 \u2013 now a limited-run hardcover book from Story Labs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The African language Fulfulde is spoken by more than 50 million people worldwide. But until recently this centuries-old language lacked an alphabet of its own.<\/p>\n

Abdoulaye and Ibrahima Barry were just young boys when they set out to change that. While other children were out playing, the Barry brothers would hole up in their family\u2019s house in Nz\u00e9r\u00e9kor\u00e9, Guinea, carefully drawing shapes on paper that would eventually become ADLaM \u2013 an acronym for \u201cthe alphabet that will prevent a people from being lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the decades since, ADLaM has sparked a revolution in literacy, community and cultural preservation among Fulani people across the world. Abdoulaye and Ibrahima have dedicated their lives to sustaining these efforts, including expanding ADLaM\u2019s reach through Unicode adoption. And thanks to support from a dedicated cross-company team at Microsoft, ADLaM is now available in Windows and Office.<\/p>\n

My team at Microsoft Story Labs recently had the privilege of working with Abdoulaye and Ibrahima on a longform feature story<\/a> about ADLaM. Today I\u2019m happy to announce that we\u2019ve printed a limited-run book version of that story that contains both the original English and an ADLaM translation, so the community of millions now using ADLaM can enjoy it in print. A few copies of the book will be available in a contest giveaway by Microsoft Design on Twitter<\/a>. The rest will go directly into the hands of the amazing people behind the unique achievement that is ADLaM.<\/p>\n

When you\u2019ve been working in the digital realm for most of your career like I have, it\u2019s kind of a treat to make something you can hold in your own two hands! But the biggest reward here was the opportunity to shine a light on remarkable people like Abdoulaye and Ibrahima who have achieved so much, and the team at Microsoft who lent a hand.<\/p>\n

Steve Wiens<\/p>\n

Microsoft Story Labs<\/p>\n

Story<\/em><\/a> by Deborah Bach & Sara Lerner. Design by Daniel Victor. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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