[A12n-Collab] Re: [africa] Re: 5 categories of African orthographies (Latin)

[John Hudson <john@xxxxxxx>]

charles.riley@xxxxxxxx wrote:

> The main reference source he used was Rhonda Hartell's 1993 "Alphabets des
> Langues Africaines"; I think there were some remaining questions as to 
> whether that was a comprehensive source, but it was a great start.
It is not comprehensive, but yes, a great place to start. I found Hartell's book when I 
was researching African languages in 1998, and was able to cross reference many of the 
entries against publications in or on individual languages (at the excellent African 
Studies library at Northwestern University). This convinced me of the basic reliability of 
Hartell's work (or, at least, that she'd looked at the same books as I had).
Is Agenbroad's report available anywhere?

John Hudson

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