Kaddare script
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| Kaddare | |
|---|---|
| File:Kaddare Alphabet Chart.jpg | |
| Script type | |
| Published | 1952
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| Languages | Somali language |
The Kaddare script is a poorly known alphabetic script created to transcribe the Somali language. There are no known books written in the script.[1]
History
[edit | edit source]The script was invented in 1952 by a Sufi Sheikh, named Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare.
The Somali Language Committee, tasked in 1961 with deciding on a script for the nation after independence, recommended the Kaddare script, but had to settle for the Latin alphabet due to economic constraints. They appraised Kaddare as being the most accurate indigenous script for transcribing the Somali language.[2][3]
See also
[edit | edit source]References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Kaddare alphabet at Omniglot
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- The report of the Somali Language Committee
