mass illiteracy =/= negate the limitations oral langauge puts on society also stated full lineage in a thread couple days ago lolThey used various versions of the Arabic script before the Latin one. Moreover, even in ancient societies with scripts before the 1700s the vast majority couldn't read or write. Mass literacy is only a thing of the 20th century and beyond.
PS. This sounds like a suspect question only an Ethiopian Habesha would ask to lowkey boast. Are you an Ethiopian? @AbdullahHussein
also I know wadaad but I never see actual things written in it except that one stone tablet and letterThey used various versions of the Arabic script before the Latin one. Moreover, even in ancient societies with scripts before the 1700s the vast majority couldn't read or write. Mass literacy is only a thing of the 20th century and beyond.
PS. This sounds like a suspect question only an Ethiopian Habesha would ask to lowkey boast. Are you an Ethiopian? @AbdullahHussein
also I know wadaad but I never see actual things written in it except that one stone tablet and letter
In some European societies and in Colonial U.S. they reached mass literacy in the 1730s or before, but I wouldn't be surprised if European historians are just whitewashing it for nationalist purposes.Paper records were destroyed. Moreover, in every society with scripts the majority of people did not read or write before 1900.
The idea that Somali didn’t have a script until 1972 is a lie.
The wadaad script was used for centuries but the majority of Somalis were illiterate and relied on oral communication.
However, in the aftermath of independence, Somalia decided that now that mass education can be achieved in the Somali language, which writing script should we use.
The Latin script was chosen over the Somalised Arabic script because every educated Somali at the time was schooled in Italian or English, thus a familiar adjustment.
also the typewriters were in italian and english. english and italian typewriters dont have ëäö so we use eeaaoo double letters instead.The idea that Somali didn’t have a script until 1972 is a lie.
The wadaad script was used for centuries but the majority of Somalis were illiterate and relied on oral communication.
However, in the aftermath of independence, Somalia decided that now that mass education can be achieved in the Somali language, which writing script should we use.
The Latin script was chosen over the Somalised Arabic script because every educated Somali at the time was schooled in Italian or English, thus a familiar adjustment.
Can you make a thread on sumado sxb? I’m very interested. I googled it and found thislook into issa sumado, reer issa kept it alive in sitti, for traditional purposes