Libby the Liberian Vai Girl

Libby, our adopted three year old Liberian girl, was born into the Moslim Vai tribe. This is what en.wikipedia.org says about the Vai: The Vai are an ethnic group living in Liberia and Sierra Leone. They are known for their indigenous syllabic writing system, developed in the 1820s by Duala Bukele and other tribal elders. Over the course of the 19th century, literacy in the writing system became widespread. Its use declined over the 20th century, but modern computer technology may enable a revival. In 2003, a Bible in the Vai Syllabary was published. They speak the Vai language, which is a Niger-Congo language. In many aspects, the Vai are a unique African ethnicity. They are also quite musical and they play many instruments and perform dances on special occasions. Their hair texture ranges from short and curly to long and wavy, and their noses are not flat and broad like the noses of many other Africans. Olly