Writing and Printing

Gadabuursi Somali Script

The Gadabuursi script, also known as the Borama script (Borama: ), is an alphabetic script for the Somali language. It was devised around 1933 by Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur of the Gadabuursi clan, and principally used in and around his home town of Borama.

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• ▸Cambridge News
• ▸George Luks
• ▸Global spread of the printing press

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