| Dunging script Urup Dunging | |
|---|---|
| Script type | |
| Creator | Dunging Anak Gunggu |
Period | 1947–present |
| Direction | Left-to-right  |
| Languages | Iban (limited use) |
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TheDunging script orIban script is a semi-alphabetic script used to write theIban language ofSarawak. It was invented in 1947 byDunging Anak Gunggu (1904–1985), who revised the initial 77 glyphs to the current 59 glyphs in 1962. It has not been used widely. In 2012, Dr.Bromeley Philip ofUniversiti Teknologi MARA began to promote the script again.[1][2]
Dunging Anak Gunggu did not attend any formal education before inventing the Dunging script. He taught himself on reading and writing in writing in Latin alphabet and someJawi script. Dunging succeeded in teaching the script to his family members and a few friends. Later, Bagat Nunui, the former chief of Nanga Ulai longhouse (same longhouse as Dunging) decided to preserved the script.[2] However, there was little interest from other members of his community. He was invited to teach the script at a school inBetong, but with little success. Since then, unsuccessful attempts were made to revive this script.
In 2010, extending Dunging's work, Dr. Bromeley Philip ofUniversiti 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.[3] LaserIban however, is a legacy typeface encoded onto the Latin block of Unicode, thereby limiting its range of use in computers.[4][5]
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