Invented around the 1920s in Hobyo, Somalia. Designed specifically to represent Somali sounds accurately. Used in letters, education. Today, Osmanya is valued as a symbol of linguistic pride and cultural identity, there are ongoing efforts to preserve, digitize it (including Unc

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DR. Sh. I. MOHAMUD: waa aqoonyahan si qoto dheer uga faallooda Af Somaliga iyo farta Osmanya. Wuxuu kaloo aad uga faallooday suugaanta Soomalida. Gabayo gaar ahaan kuwa adag ee halxiraalaha uu qoraallo badan ka sameeyey, oo isku deyeya in dadku fahmo suugaantaas qoddada dheer.

Raage Ugaas is an expert in Somali poetry. He is the person who established the rules and structure of Somali verse. His poetry is extremely sophisticated. He is also the one who taught Somalis to begin a gabay with the phrase “Hooyaalayeey Hooyee.”

In 1950, Somali culture was strong, unified, and largely traditional: Oral poetry was the heart of cultural life; poets were respected leaders. Nomadic lifestyle shaped society; camels, livestock, and pastoral values were central. Clan structure guided social order, cooperation,

Indigenous Writing System Osmanya is a unique Somali-created script, invented by Osman Yusuf Kenadid in the early 20th century to show that Somalis could document their language in their own script. Cultural Pride & Identity Its creation strengthened Somali cultural identity,

9 important cultural & heritage : Xeer: law Gabay: poetry Osmanya Script: Indigenous Somali writing system Somali Oral Tradition: oral history Silsilad Poetry: Chain-poem Durbaan: dance Henna Xinni: art tradition Aqal Soomaali: house Camel Geel: Central pastoral heritage

⸻ The SYL, which fought for our independence, rejected the Latin script because they saw it as colonial, believing that they already possessed their own (Somali) script

In 1930 he was imprisoned so that he would abandon this script. His movement succeeded in implementing what Europeans and Somalis disagreed on. That is the truth.

⸻ Somali Latin was part of the colonial system that ruled Somalia for a long time. In 1897, Europe decided to force Latin upon us. Look at the English–Somali Latin dictionary. Osman Kendiid began an anti-colonial uprising in 1920.

Somali Osmanya is a script invented by experts devoted to nationalism, language, and the desire to be free from ideas rooted in, or influenced by, colonialism. Writing Somali in the Latin alphabet began in 1886; see the Somali–English Dictionary and Somali Grammar (1905).

The Osmanya alphabet is an accurate, logical, and culturally significant script designed specifically for Somali. It matches Somali sounds perfectly, is easy to learn for native speakers, and represents an important symbol of Somali identity.

The Somali Osmanya script is generally composed of 41 letters and the hamza (glottal stop). Two of these letters (Y and W) sometimes function as vowels and sometimes as consonants, totaling twenty vowels and 21 consonants. Ten of the vowels are umlauts (or modified vowels).

Somalia had a democratically elected government from 1960-69. It was among the newly independent nations that achieved notable steps toward development. The U.S Vice President Hubert H Humphrey visited Somalia he remains the only American Vice President ever to visit the country

Munaasabad kulmisey hormuudkii dalka ee xilligii xorriyadda 1960kii, sida: 1. Aadan Cabdille Cismaan 2. C/rashiid Cali Sharmake 3. Cabdullaahi Ciise Maxamuud 4. C/risaaq Xaaji Xuseen 5. Cali Garaad Jaamac 6. Maxamed Cawaale Liibaan* Dhammaantood Alle ha u naxariisto. 👇

His creation of the Osmanya script was seen as part of a cultural and nationalist movement. Italian authorities suspected him of promoting independence and suppressed his activities, including confiscation of materials and restricting his ability to teach.

preserve: Our cultural heritage a unique of Somali creative. Our ancient poems, written by our ancestors Our identity the right to write our language on our own terms. Our future new generations to understand, their roots. To preserve it is to preserve the soul of Somali culture

participated in safeguarding Somalia’s important affairs – A longstanding culture, religion heritage – A language used to safeguard poetry and oral traditions – Eventually, in 1920, a script was developed as a model for writing. President Aden Adde’s 1967 Handover Speech

Ali Shiddo was one of the young members of the SYL, and later became part of its administration. Here, he explains how Yaasiin Cismaan Sharmaarke organized the administration of the SYL.

The book written by Sharif Salah Mohamed Ali — who served as a minister, ambassador, and chairman of the Somali Language Commission — describes the role that the Somali Script played in the country’s developmen