Thoughts?

[Dharbash]

Should written Somali be in Latin script or in Arabic or some new/old Somali centred script like gadabursi script (Dunno what this is but apparently it existed) and Osmanya script and why?

May our experts Sheikh Cali Ibn Tidesse wal-Arabiya al Zayl’i @CaliTedesse and for the real experts @EDsomali and @Apollo voice they’re opinions?

Personally I think we should all develop and learn a Somali centred script and throw away these foreign scripts.

 

[CaliTedesse]

Economically English aka Latin script brother but we should also enforce Arabic in schools . Somalis should learn their language in Latin script but also learn Arabic and use wadaad script for social media etc.

 

[Tukraq]

Latin script

 

[Dharbash]

Latin script

Don’t be lazy, why Latin warya

 

[Ras]

Arabic. Only because we spend so much of our youth learning it in duqsi so why make our lives harder by having to learn another alphabet.

It also works perfectly with our double vowels words.

It's either that or make alterations to the Latin script to fit our phonetic requirements.

If we do that then only we'll bother to learn it...

An Arabic script would allow semitic and Swahili speakers to quickly learn it.

Who are we surrounded by?

Semites and Swahili speakers.

 

[Tukraq]

Don’t be lazy, why Latin warya

global market

 

[land owner]

I’d rather we have our own script

 

[Ras]

I’d rather we have our own script

There's time to go your own route and other times where you have to be practical.

Every person we can add to our economy is worth tens of thousands at min.

The harder we make it to join our ecosystem the more we lose out.

 

[SOMALI GENERAL]

An improved version of the Latin script with diatrics. Current Latin script looks messy.

 

[Apollo]

Arabic script sucks to be honest.

It s rthr ncmplt s y hv t ply a sll gssng gm wth vwls.

 

[Keo]

I think it's best to continue using the latin script for now. Somalis wouldn't be able to agree on a new script. Each state would probably have their own script.

 

[CabMax]

Arabic script sucks to be honest.

It s rthr ncmplt s y hv t ply a sll gssng gm wth vwls.

I agree. Without the vowels it would be difficult for pronunciation. Then again the Arabs use it without the vowels.

 

[IftiinOfLife]

Hebrew

 

[Ras]

Interesting talk that goes into this:

 

[Timo Jareer and proud]

Arabic Wadaad tf we are Afro Asiatic speakers Latin does not work well, and the other scripts are all post colonial and ugly.

 

[Ras]

Arabic Wadaad tf we are Afro Asiatic speakers Latin does not work well, and the other scripts are all post colonial and ugly.

Dislike the word colonial. It means that they're living rent free in your head.

Europe was conquered and colonized by the Romans but after they left they still decided to stick with Latin because it was the most practical choice at the time.

Not saying Latin is the best for us. My pick is Arabic. Rather we economically dominate a smaller large market than drown in a bigger saturated global market.

Don't let insecurities and emotions get in the way of your future prospects.

 

[Basic]

@Samaalic Era

 

[EDsomali]

Latin is the best script for writing the Somali language , it is vastly better than writing in Arabic.

That being said the current Latin script probably needs to be revised and a central authority needs to be created to regulate and modernise the Somali vocabulary and language as a whole.

 

[Samaalic Era]

Latin is the best script for writing the Somali language , it is vastly better than writing in Arabic.

That being said the current Latin script probably needs to be revised and a central authority needs to be created to regulate and modernise the Somali vocabulary and language as a whole.

Latin sxb is the ugliest writing script we ever used. The main reason for the choosing this script is because Siad Barre couldn't be asked to make new keyboards and software for the script. Somali Latin is lazy and unprofessional and has no soul it whatsoever.

Imagine Arabic in Latin script, would it carry the same weight?

 

[EDsomali]

Latin sxb is the ugliest writing script we ever used. The main reason for the choosing this script is because Siad Barre couldn't be asked to make new keyboards and software for the script. Somali Latin is lazy and unprofessional and has no soul it whatsoever.

Imagine Arabic in Latin script, would it carry the same weight?

Sometimes what's best is what is simplest. The Latin script is/was cheap , and simple to make our language for.

Arabic is also not the best script for writing any language as it lacks any vowels but the Arabic language is only has 3 compared to the Somali 10 so that isn't the best comparison.