Dunging script

The Dunging script is a syllabaric script used to write the Iban language of Borneo. It was invented in 1947 by its namesake, Dunging anak Gunggu (1904-1985), who revised the original 77 syllabaries to the current 59 in 1962. It has not been used widely until Dr. Bromeley Philip of Universiti Teknologi MARA begun to promote the script again.[1]

In 2010, extending Dunging's work, Dr Bromeley Philip of Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak developed computer fonts for the Iban alphabet, called LaserIban. His aim is to help preserve the Iban alphabet in digital form in the modern world. The LaserIban is available for Windows and Macintosh computers and is completely cross-platform compatible.[2]

References
  1. "Dunging's Legacy: The Iban Alphabet". Dayakwithgoldenhair.wordpress.com. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. "Reviving the Iban alphabet". Phys.org. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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