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The Kaddare alphabet is an alphabetic script created to transcribe Somali, a Cushitic language in the Afroasiatic language family.
| Kaddare | |
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| Script type | |
| Languages | Somali language |
The Kaddare alphabet is an alphabetic script created to transcribe Somali, a Cushitic language in the Afroasiatic language family.
The orthography was invented in 1952 by a Sufi Sheikh, named Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare.
A phonetically robust writing system, the technical commissions that appraised the Kaddare alphabet concurred that it was the most accurate indigenous script and orthography for transcribing the Somali language. [1]
Kaddare 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 alphabet, 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]
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