SomaliinOsmanya

som·OsmaAlphabetMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

GlotScript records this relationship through multiple-source attestation. Present-day usage, official status, region and dates are unknown here unless separately sourced. How to interpret the evidence.

Language

Somali

ISO 639-3somStatusLivingScopeIndividualScripts used5

Also written in:

Latin (Latn)Arabic (Arab)Borama (Borama)Kaddare (Kaddare)

Script

Osmanya

ISO 15924OsmaFamilyEast AfricanOriginEast AfricaDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusLiving scriptOpenType tagosma

Osmanya (Cismaaniya) script, created in the early 20th century by Osman Yusuf Kenadid for the Somali language.

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