SomaliNativeAlphabet.com
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- The Background:- Before the second half of the 19 th century the Somalis in the Horn of Africa were not divided into British, Italian, French, Ethiopian, and Northern Frontier District known (NFD). It consisted areas ruled by Kings, Sultans, and clan Lords without boundaries among them. The trade movement was mainly Camel caravans and the communication was 99% in poetry. The remaining 1% was Arabic letters. The messages in poems were either memorized or recorded in Arabic. However, since there are twenty vowels in Somali language and Arabic has only six vowels, recording Somali messages in Arabic proved impossible.
