Mangei Gomango

ARK https://n2t.net/ark:54728/rtd-p-000133

Roles

script inventor

Dates

1916 – 1980

Nationality

Indian

Devised the Sorang Sompeng script for the Sora language in 1936, its 24 letters named for deities in the Sora pantheon, resolving a dispute over which script to use.

Sources

• Sorang Sompeng script - Omniglot
• Sora Sompeng - Atlas of Endangered Alphabets
• Asoka Kumara Dasababu, Guru Mangei Gamango (Academy of Tribal Dialects & Culture, 1996) — CiNii catalogue record giving lifespan 1916-1980

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