Editing Igbo language (section)

==== Ndebe Script ====
In 2009, a Nigerian software engineer and artist named Lotanna Igwe-Odunze developed a native script named Ndebe script. It was further redesigned and relaunched in 2020 as a standalone writing system completely independent of Nsibidi.<ref name="Tubosun">{{cite web|url=http://popula.com/2020/07/13/writing-africas-future-in-new-characters|last1=Tubosun|first1=Kola|title=Writing Africa's Future in New Characters|website=Popula|date=13 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://saharareporters.com/2020/07/05/nigerian-woman-lotanna-igwe-odunze-invents-new-writing-system-igbo-language |title=Nigerian Woman, Lotanna Igwe-Odunze, Invents New Writing System For Igbo Language |website=Sahara Reporters |date=2020-07-05}}</ref> The script gained notable attention after a write-up from Nigerian linguist [[Kola Tubosun]] on its "straightforward" and "logical" approach to indicating tonal and dialectal variety compared to Latin.<ref name="Tubosun"/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Elusoji |first1=Solomon |title=The Igbo Language Gets Its Own Modern Script, But Will It Matter? |url=https://www.channelstv.com/2020/10/03/the-igbo-language-gets-its-own-modern-script-but-will-it-matter/ |access-date=18 November 2020 |work=Channels Television |date=3 October 2020}}</ref>