Kaddare script
| Kaddare | |
|---|---|
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| Script type | |
| Published | 1952
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| Languages | Somali language |
The Kaddare script is an alphabetic script created to transcribe the Somali language.[1]
History
[edit]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]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Cassanelli, Lee (2016). "Reflections on the 12th SSIA Congress". An International Journal of Somali Studies. 16 (1): 93–94.
- ^ Laitin, David D. (1977). Politics, Language, and Thought: The Somali Experience. University of Chicago Press. p. 87. ISBN 0226467910.
External links
[edit]- Kaddare alphabet at Omniglot
- Tosco, Mauro (University of Turin) (2010). "Somali Writings". Afrikanistik-Aegyptologie-Online. Retrieved 2025-05-15. [Covers Wadaad's writing, Osmanya, Gadabuursi and Kaddare.]
- The report of the Somali Language Committee
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