Gadabuursi Somali Script in the context of "Somali language"

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⭐ Core Definition: Gadabuursi Somali Script

The Gadabuursi script, also known as the Borama script (Borama: ), is an alphabetic script for the Somali language. It was devised around 1933 by Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur of the Gadabuursi clan, and principally used in and around his home town of Borama.

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πŸ‘‰ Gadabuursi Somali Script in the context of Somali language

Somali (/sΙ™Λˆmɑːli, soʊ-/ sΙ™-MAH-lee, soh-; Latin script: Af Soomaali; Wadaad: اف Ψ΅ΩˆΩ…Ψ§Ω„Ωβ€Ž; Osmanya: 𐒖𐒍 π’ˆπ’π’‘π’›π’π’˜ [af soːmaːli]) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken primarily in Greater Somalia, and by the Somali diaspora as a mother tongue. Somali is an official language in both Somalia and Ethiopia, and serves as a national language in Djibouti. It is also a recognised minority language in Kenya. The Somali language is officially written with the Latin alphabet, although the Arabic script and several Somali scripts like Osmanya, Kaddare and the Borama script are informally used.

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