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The Gballi Browser: Designing for the Dagbanli Alphabet (diff.wikimedia.org)

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[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 21 hours ago

In Dagbanli, the word gballi /gbal:i/ describes something familiar to anyone who has spent time in the hinterlands of Northern Ghana. A gballi is a roofing material or a fence, woven tightly from dry elephant grass or guinea corn stalks. It may be used to encircle a compound, a barn on a farm, or even a private washroom. It is a simple but essential structure. It does not dominate the landscape, but it defines it. It creates a boundary that says: what is inside here belongs together, and it is protected.

reminds me of Noren