Kaddare alphabet
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The Kaddare alphabet consonants.
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The Kaddare alphabet is a writing script created to transcribe Somali, an Afro-Asiatic language.
History
The orthography was invented in 1952 by Sheikh Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare of the Abgaal Hawiye clan.
A phonetically robust writing system, the technical commissions that appraised the Kaddare script concurred that it was a very accurate orthography for transcribing Somali.[1]
Form
The Kaddare script uses both upper and lower case letters, with the lower case represented in cursive. Many characters are transcribed without having to lift the pen.[2]
Several of Kaddare's letters are similar to those in the Osmanya script, while others bear a resemblance to Brahmi.[2]
As there are no dedicated characters for long vowels, a vowel is made long by simply writing it twice.[2]
See also
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Rendition at www.skyknowledge.com/kaddare.htm
Further reading
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External links
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