Nolence Mwangwego
Nolence Moses Mwangwego | |
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| Born | July 1, 1951 Mwinilunga District, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia) |
| Other names | Francis Mwangwego |
| Education | Livingstonia Mission schools; self-taught in script development |
| Occupations | Linguist, educator, inventor |
| Era | 20th–21st century |
| Employer | French Cultural Center (Blantyre) |
| Known for | Creator of the Mwangwego script |
| Notable work | A Malawi Tili Pati (2011) |
| Title | Village Headman Yaphet Mwakasungula IV |
| Awards | Recognition by Malawian Ministry of Culture (2003) |
| Website | mwangwego.com |
Nolence Moses Mwangwego (born 1 July 1951) is a Malawian linguist, educator, and inventor of the Mwangwego script, an indigenous writing system developed for the Bantu languages of Malawi such as Chitumbuka and Chichewa, and neighboring regions. He is regarded as one of the few modern African inventors of a complete alphabetic system.