Osmanya alphabet
The Osmanya alphabet (Farta Cismaanya, πππππ ππππππππ), also known as Far Soomaali (πππ ππππππ, "Somali writing") and, in Arabic, as al-kitΔbah al-ΚΏuthmΔnΔ«yah (Ψ§ΩΩΨͺΨ§Ψ¨Ψ© Ψ§ΩΨΉΨ«Ω Ψ§ΩΩΨ©; "Osman writing"), is an alphabetic script created to transcribe the Somali language. It was invented between 1920 and 1922 by Osman Yusuf Kenadid, the son of Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid and brother of Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid of the Sultanate of Hobyo.
| Osmanya πππππ ππππππππ | |
|---|---|
| Script type | |
| Direction | Left-to-right |
| Languages | Somali language |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Osma (260), βOsmanya |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Osmanya |
| U+10480βU+184AF | |
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