Double Vowels

[faarax_mn]

I know this has been said before but I just want to say it again.

The double vowels in the Somali latin script are incredibly ugly and make the language look primitive.

It's such an eyesore.

 

[BetterDaysAhead]

we might stop using it in the future

 

[faarax_mn]

we might stop using it in the future

Inshallah they will get rid of the double vowels

 

[Aurelian]

Primitive? I thought they emphasize the double vowels to the non double voweled language speakers like English

 

[faarax_mn]

Primitive? I thought they emphasize the double vowels to the non double voweled language speakers like English

They do, but we could differenciate long vowels many other ways.

Primitive may not have been the best word for it maybe, but it's an eyesore