wuruwati writing system
Wuruwati was created in 2024 by three friends as part of a group class project by:
Ra Jikotea Niaku'no a Taino-Borikua artist and educator, Hiwayawa enrolled tribal member, Hiwatahia-Taino language team member & Founder/Director of Wuru Taino Tekiro’uo.
Ra Jikotea Niaku'no a Taino-Borikua artist and educator, Hiwayawa enrolled tribal member, Hiwatahia-Taino language team member & Founder/Director of Wuru Taino Tekiro’uo.
Diez Hura Acosta a Taino songkeeper and educator, mental wellness practitioner,
and community organizer of .Kiwari Taino.
and community organizer of .Kiwari Taino.
Dorca Musseb, Director/Designer & Animator of Taino & Afro-Caribbean ancestry.
This writing system was inspired by La Bibioteca de Agueybana (Las Piedras del Padre Nazario), the Naguake & Tainonaiki Typefaces as well as the Writing System created by Behike Miguel Sague, we honored the efforts and work of those that came before us and sought out to create a new writing system that continues to push us forward and honor the memory and culture of our ancestors. We've combined the word for proud and the word for letter from the Hiwatahia Language, a language reconstruction by Kasike Estevez of the Higuayawa Tribe.
Wuruwati Typeface
Future Goals
We are currently working on making a Wuruwati keyboard available for texting. We will also be offering workshops on how to download and use Wuruwati. Stay tuned for updates!
