In a bid to revive the indigenous KUVI language and preserve its rich legacy and heritage, Motorola and Lenovo Foundation with the active support of the School of Tribal Language in KISS has developed the first-ever Kuvi language writing system and keyboard.
The announcement was made on the International Mother Language Day on Tuesday. KUVI is largely spoken in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Motorola and the Lenovo Foundation worked closely with the Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS) under the guidance of founder of KIIT and KISS DrAchyutaSamanta, Kuvi speakers and language experts to determine the needs of the Kuvi communities in all regions.
KISS has a rich legacy of promoting indigenous languages. In September 2022, it won the prestigious UNESCO Literacy Prize in recognition of its contributions to mother language-based literacy development.
To facilitate the usage of this new Kuvi writing system, the teams created a Kuvi keyboard supporting four scripts - KuviOdia, Kuvi Telugu, KuviDevanagari and Kuvi Latin. The new keyboard will be made available for download on the Google Play Store to help with the utilisation of the written form in smartphones and allow for other forms of digitisation. The new logo is meant to make support of these languages more recognisable on the devices and raise awareness towards the cause.
Tribal language ‘Kuvi’ writing system, keyboard: Developed by Motorola, Lenovo in association with KISS
Friday, 24 February 2023 | PNS
| BHUBANESWAR
Tribal language ‘Kuvi’ writing system, keyboard: Developed by Motorola, Lenovo in association with KISS
Friday, 24 February 2023 | PNS | BHUBANESWAR
