Endangered Alphabets on Tour
May 31, 2010 by: editorThe Endangered Alphabets Project recently held its first exhibition at the Champlain Mill in Winooski Vermont. The goal of the project is to record alphabets that have disappeared or are in danger of disappearing from common usage. The exhibition, scheduled to travel in the United States and Europe, consists of a set of wood carvings of selected alphabets. A book describing the alphabets and the research and carving process is scheduled for publication in June.
The project is the work of Tim Brookes, Director of the Professional Writing Program at Champlain College, Burlington, Vermont. Brookes, a British expatriate, is an essayist and radio commentator for National Public Radio and the author of numerous books on a variety of topics.
Project alphabets and their home countries or areas include Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (Iran, Iraq and Turkey), Balinese (Indonesia), Bassa Vah (Liberia), Baybayin (Philippines), Bugis (Indonesia), Cherokee (USA), Inuktitut (Canada), Manchu (China), Mandaic (Iran), Khmer (Cambodia), Pauauh Hmong (Southeast Asia), Samaritan (Israel and Palestine) and Tifinagh (Morocco).
Photo “Baybayin” © Tim Brookes




Thanks so much for passing on this information. Don’t hesitate to contact me if I can help in any other way.
Tim