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Osmanya alphabet
Alphabet created in the 1920s for Somali / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Osmanya alphabet (Farta Cismaanya, 𐒍𐒖𐒇𐒂𐒖 𐒋𐒘𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖), also known as Far Soomaali (𐒍𐒖𐒇 𐒘𐒝𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒘, "Somali writing")[1] and, in Arabic, as al-kitābah al-ʿuthmānīyah (الكتابة العثمانية; "Osman writing"), is an alphabetic script created to transcribe the Somali language.[2] It was invented by Osman Yusuf Kenadid, the son of Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid and brother of Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid of the Sultanate of Hobyo.[3]
Quick Facts Osmanya𐒍𐒖𐒇𐒂𐒖 𐒋𐒘𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖, Script type ...
Osmanya 𐒍𐒖𐒇𐒂𐒖 𐒋𐒘𐒈𐒑𐒛𐒒𐒕𐒖 | |
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Script type | |
Published | 1920-1922
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Time period | c.1922 — c.1972 |
Direction | Left-to-right ![]() |
Languages | Somali language |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Osma (260), Osmanya |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Osmanya |
U+10480–U+184AF |
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