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The Kaddare alphabet is a writing script created to transcribe
The Kaddare script uses both upper and lower case letters, with the lower case represented in
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Somali Language History and VernacularsThe report of the Somali Language Committee
Writing systems of Africa Somali language Somali orthography {{writingsystem-stub
Somali
Somali may refer to:
Horn of Africa
* Somalis, an inhabitant or ethnicity associated with Greater Somali Region
** Proto-Somali, the ancestors of modern Somalis
** Somali culture
** Somali cuisine
** Somali language, a Cushitic language
** Somali ...
, a Cushitic language
The Cushitic languages are a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken primarily in the Horn of Africa, with minorities speaking Cushitic languages to the north in Egypt and the Sudan, and to the south in Kenya and Tanzania. As ...
in the Afroasiatic language family.
History
The orthography was invented in 1952 by a Sufi Sheikh, named Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare. A phonetically robust writing system, the technical commissions that appraised the Kaddare script concurred that it was a very accurate orthography for transcribing Somali.Form
The Kaddare script uses both upper and lower case letters, with the lower case represented in cursive
Cursive (also known as script, among other names) is any style of penmanship in which characters are written joined in a flowing manner, generally for the purpose of making writing faster, in contrast to block letters. It varies in functionali ...
. Many characters are transcribed without having to lift the pen.Rendition at www.skyknowledge.com/kaddare.htm/ref> Several of Kaddare's letters are similar to those in the
Osmanya script
The Osmanya script ( so, Farta Cismaanya πππππ ππππππππ), also known as Far Soomaali (πππ ππππππ, "Somali writing") and, in Arabic, as ''al-kitΔbah al-ΚΏuthmΔnΔ«yah'' (Ψ§ΩΩΨͺΨ§ ...
, while others bear a resemblance to Brahmi
Brahmi (; ; ISO: ''BrΔhmΔ«'') is a writing system of ancient South Asia. "Until the late nineteenth century, the script of the AΕokan (non-Kharosthi) inscriptions and its immediate derivatives was referred to by various names such as 'lath' o ...
.
As there are no dedicated characters for long vowel
A vowel is a syllabic speech sound pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. Vowels are one of the two principal classes of speech sounds, the other being the consonant. Vowels vary in quality, in loudness and also in quantity (len ...
s, a vowel is made long by simply writing it twice.
See also
*Somali orthography
A number of writing systems have been used to transcribe the Somali language. Of these, the Somali Latin alphabet is the most widely used. It has been the official writing script in Somalia since the Supreme Revolutionary Council formally intro ...
*Borama
Borama ( so, Boorama, ar, Ψ¨ΩΨ±Ω
Ψ§) is the Second capital city of Somaliland and the largest city of the northwestern Awdal region of Somaliland The commercial seat of the province, it is situated near the border with Ethiopia.
During the Mid ...
* Osmanya
References
Further reading
*External links
Somali Language History and Vernaculars
Writing systems of Africa Somali language Somali orthography {{writingsystem-stub