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The National Anthem of Zimbabwe in the language isiNdebele, writtenin the Chivabwe writing system.

A rendering of Zimbabwe's National Anthem using the Chivabwe writing system. The transliteration is included underneath the Chivabwe text for reference.

I've been thinking about what Chivabwe could look like if it were actually used in everyday Zimbabwean life, rather than just being something you see on a computer. So I made this concept of a Zimbabwean tuck shop with its sign written in Chivabwe. What do you think?

• Does the sign actually look good to you?

• Would you consider putting Chivabwe on your own shop or business?

• Do you think a shop using Chivabwe like this would stand out from the other shops around it?

• If you owned a tuck shop, would you actually consider using the script on your sign?

• Do you think seeing a sign like this would make you curious about what it says?

I'm interested in hearing what Zimbabweans actually think about the idea of using Chivabwe in everyday public spaces.

(Note: Image generated with AI using OpenAI. The Chivabwe script and concept are my own.)

Source: https://journals.co.za/doi/pdf/10.10520/AJA03790622\_654?\_\_cf\_chl\_tk=oOJPeSpPVGEQJZPOCCKAXY9DBqiM5tw2o.gPf.uUM2s-1787803130-1.0.1.1-bv\_yBRhIkK6o1.7.IEGyXfu5rzaff8cUdY9aTcW0hHc

Can you read this?

What other poems would you like to read in Chivabwe?

Do you have poems of your own you'd like me to write in Chivabwe?

Where I found the poem: https://www.lyrikline.org/en/poems/ndipo-patakamuviga-pano-3128

This is a guide for typing Chivabwe sounds using a standard Latin keyboard on the Chivabwe Online Library.

Since Latin can't uniquely represent all 32 Chivabwe base characters, specific letter combinations are used to avoid conflicts between sounds.

If there are any sounds in your language that you think Chivabwe doesn't currently support, please let me know!

Chivabwe Online Library: https://chivabwe-library-platform-v1.pages.dev/

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I tried to make it more natural for Bantu languages.

Ju-a li-na-cho-mo-za a-su-bu-hi-.

Nde-ge wa-nai-mba mi-ti-ni-.

Wa-tu Wa-nae-nda ka-zi-ni na wa-to-to wa-na-so-ma shu-le-ni-. Ki-la m-tu a-naa-nza si-ku m-pya kwa fu-ra-ha-.

English: "The sun rises in the morning.

Birds are singing in the trees.

People go to work and children study at school.

Everyone starts a new day with joy."

What do you think about the break down?

You can find the original story here: https://global-asp.github.io/storybooks-swahili/stories/sw/0087/

This is kiSwahili written in the Chivabwe writing system.

What do you think?

You can find the original story here: https://global-asp.github.io/storybooks-swahili/stories/sw/0087/

My attempt at writing kiSwahili in Chivabwe.

I've put together Version 1 of the Chivabwe Technical Overview and Design Specification.

For now I've shared it as images rather than a PDF. It explains the purpose of Chivabwe, its design goals, character construction, vowel representation, language coverage and the direction of future development.

I hope it makes the writing system easier to learn and understand. As always, I'd really appreciate any constructive feedback, suggestions or questions.

Thank you for following the development of Chivabwe.

Have you been to Harare before?

Have you heard of Chivabwe before?

What do you think?

What else would you like to see written in the Chivabwe writing system?

Do you know this place?

Does the name of this place look nice written in Chivabwe?

Hage you seen the Chivabwe writing system before?

What do you think?