History edit Osman Yusuf Kenadid While Osmanya gained reasonably wide acceptance in Somalia and quickly produced a considerable body of literature, it proved difficult to spread among the population mainly due to stiff competition from the long-established Arabic script as well as the emerging Somali Latin alphabet developed by a number of leading scholars of Somali , including Musa Haji Ismail Galal , B. W. Andrzejewski and Shire Jama Ahmed .[1] [2]
As nationalist sentiments grew and since the Somali language had long lost its ancient script,[3]
In October 1972, because of the Latin script's simplicity, its ability to cope with all of the sounds in the language, and the widespread existence of machines and typewriters designed for its use,[4] [5] Mohamed Siad Barre required it for writing Somali instead of the Arabic or Osmanya scripts.[6]
The Osmanya writing script for Somali Description edit The direction of reading and writing in Osmanya is from left to right. Letter names are based on the names of letters in Arabic , and the long vowels uu and ii are represented by the letters waaw and yaa , respectively.
Letters edit Osmanya Name Latin IPA Osmanya Name Latin IPA Osmanya Name Latin IPA π alef ΚΌ [Κ ] π ba b [b ] π ta t [t ] π ja j [dΝ‘Κ ] π xa x [Δ§ ] π
kha kh [Ο ] π deel d [d ] π ra r [r ] π sa s [s ] π shiin sh [Κ ] π dha dh [Ι ] π cayn c [Κ ] π ga g [Ι‘ ] π fa f [f ] π qaaf q [q ] π kaaf k [k ] π laan l [l ] π miin m [m ] π nuun n [n ] π waw, uu w, uu [w ΚΛ uΛ π ha h [h ] π ya, ii y, ii [j iΛ ΙͺΛ π a a [Γ¦ Ι π e e [e Ι π i i [i Ιͺ π o o [Ι Ι π u u [Κ u π aa aa [Γ¦Λ ΙΛ π ee ee [eΛ ΙΛ π oo oo [ΙΛ ΙΛ
Numbers edit Digit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Osmanya π π‘ π’ π£ π€ π₯ π¦ π§ π¨ π©
Unicode edit Osmanya was added to the Unicode Standard in April 2003 with the release of version 4.0.
The Unicode block for Osmanya is U+10480βU+104AF:
Osmanya [1] [2] Β 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F U+1048x π π π π π π
π π π π π π π π π π U+1049x π π π π π π π π π π π π π π U+104Ax π π‘ π’ π£ π€ π₯ π¦ π§ π¨ π© Notes 1.^ 2.^
See also edit Notes edit ^ Abdullahi, Mohamed Diriye (2001). Culture and Customs of Somalia ISBN Β 978-0-313-31333-2 ^ Lewis, I. M. (1999). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa . James Currey Publishers. ISBN Β 978-0-85255-280-3 ^ Ministry of Information and National Guidance, Somalia, The writing of the Somali language , (Ministry of Information and National Guidance: 1974), p.5 ^ Andrew Simpson, Language and National Identity in Africa , (Oxford University Press: 2008), p.288 ^ Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain), Middle East annual review , (1975), p.229 ^ Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi, Culture and Customs of Somalia , (Greenwood Press: 2001), p.73 References edit I.M. Lewis (1958) Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , University of London , Vol. 21 pp 134β156. External links edit Osmanya, Borama, Wadaad's writing and the Somali language Afkeenna iyo fartiisa - a book in OsmanyaThe report of the Somali Language Committee Unicode assignments for Osmanya characters Osmanya Unicode Fonts Osmanya online keyboard - Lexilogos Somali Osmaniya Transliterator
osmanya, alphabet, farta, cismaanya, πππππ, ππππππππ, also, known, soomaali, πππ, ππππππ, somali, writing, arabic, kitΔbah, ΚΏuthmΔnΔ«yah, Ψ§ΩΩΨͺΨ§Ψ¨Ψ©, Ψ§ΩΨΉΨ«Ω
Ψ§ΩΩΨ©, osman, writing, alphabetic, script, created, transcribe, somali, language, invented, between, 1920, 192. The Osmanya alphabet Farta Cismaanya πππππ ππππππππ also known as Far Soomaali πππ ππππππ Somali writing and in Arabic as al kitabah al ΚΏuthmaniyah Ψ§ΩΩΨͺΨ§Ψ¨Ψ© Ψ§ΩΨΉΨ«Ω
Ψ§ΩΩΨ© Osman writing is an alphabetic script created to transcribe the Somali language It was invented between 1920 and 1922 by Osman Yusuf Kenadid the son of Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid and brother of Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid of the Sultanate of Hobyo Osmanyaπππππ ππππππππScript typeAlphabetDirectionLeft to right LanguagesSomali languageISO 15924ISO 15924Osma 260 OsmanyaUnicodeUnicode aliasOsmanyaUnicode rangeU 10480 U 184AFTypewriter with Osmanya letters from British Somaliland Contents 1 History 2 Description 2 1 Letters 2 2 Numbers 3 Unicode 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp Osman Yusuf KenadidWhile Osmanya gained reasonably wide acceptance in Somalia and quickly produced a considerable body of literature it proved difficult to spread among the population mainly due to stiff competition from the long established Arabic script as well as the emerging Somali Latin alphabet developed by a number of leading scholars of Somali including Musa Haji Ismail Galal B W Andrzejewski and Shire Jama Ahmed 1 2 As nationalist sentiments grew and since the Somali language had long lost its ancient script 3 the adoption of a universally recognized writing script for the Somali language became an important point of discussion After independence little progress was made on the issue as opinion was divided over whether the Arabic or Latin scripts should be used instead In October 1972 because of the Latin script s simplicity its ability to cope with all of the sounds in the language and the widespread existence of machines and typewriters designed for its use 4 5 President Mohamed Siad Barre required it for writing Somali instead of the Arabic or Osmanya scripts 6 Barre s administration subsequently launched a massive literacy campaign designed to ensure its sole adoption which led to a sharp decline in use of Osmanya nbsp The Osmanya writing script for SomaliDescription editThe direction of reading and writing in Osmanya is from left to right Letter names are based on the names of letters in Arabic and the long vowels uu and ii are represented by the letters waaw and yaa respectively Letters edit Osmanya Name Latin IPA Osmanya Name Latin IPA Osmanya Name Latin IPAπ alef ΚΌ Κ π ba b b π ta t t π ja j d Κ π xa x Δ§ π
kha kh x π deel d d π ra r r π sa s s π shiin sh Κ π dha dh Ι π cayn c Κ π ga g Ι‘ π fa f f π qaaf q q π kaaf k k π laan l l π miin m m π nuun n n π waw uu w uu w ΚΛ uΛ π ha h h π ya ii y ii j iΛ ΙͺΛ π a a ae Ι π e e e Ι π i i i Ιͺ π o o Ι Ι π u u Κ u π aa aa aeΛ ΙΛ π ee ee eΛ ΙΛ π oo oo ΙΛ ΙΛ Numbers edit Digit 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Osmanya π π‘ π’ π£ π€ π₯ π¦ π§ π¨ π©Unicode editMain article Osmanya Unicode block Osmanya was added to the Unicode Standard in April 2003 with the release of version 4 0 The Unicode block for Osmanya is U 10480 U 104AF Osmanya 1 2 Official Unicode Consortium code chart PDF 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E FU 1048x π π π π π π
π π π π π π π π π πU 1049x π π π π π π π π π π π π π πU 104Ax π π‘ π’ π£ π€ π₯ π¦ π§ π¨ π©Notes 1 As of Unicode version 15 1 2 Grey areas indicate non assigned code pointsSee also editKaddare script Somali alphabetsNotes edit Abdullahi Mohamed Diriye 2001 Culture and Customs of Somalia Greenwood Publishing Group p 73 ISBN 978 0 313 31333 2 Lewis I M 1999 A Pastoral Democracy A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa James Currey Publishers ISBN 978 0 85255 280 3 Ministry of Information and National Guidance Somalia The writing of the Somali language Ministry of Information and National Guidance 1974 p 5 Andrew Simpson Language and National Identity in Africa Oxford University Press 2008 p 288 Economist Intelligence Unit Great Britain Middle East annual review 1975 p 229 Mohamed Diriye Abdullahi Culture and Customs of Somalia Greenwood Press 2001 p 73References editI M Lewis 1958 Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies University of London Vol 21 pp 134 156 External links editOsmanya Borama Wadaad s writing and the Somali language Afkeenna iyo fartiisa a book in Osmanya Somali Native Alphabet The report of the Somali Language Committee Unicode assignments for Osmanya characters Osmanya Unicode Fonts Osmanya online keyboard Lexilogos Somali Osmaniya Transliterator Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Osmanya alphabet amp oldid 1187116758, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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