Ciyaal Casiir Xalimo claiming siad barre invented the Somali language and Somalis spoke Arabic before that.

[𐒁𐒚𐒒𐒂𐒘𐒂𐒗 𐒎𐒚𐒗𐒗𐒒]

Which one would you have preferred? Why?

A native script is always better for morale and cultural preservation. I also prefer Somali written in Arabic over it being written in Latin.

 

[Forgiveness]

A native script is always better for morale and cultural preservation. I also prefer Somali written in Arabic over it being written in Latin.

Latin is more main stream and easier to implement and can also be a perc for Somalis wanting to learn English, the most important language in the whole world
Also if we had a native script it would be hard to reteach it to the Somalia