Sorabe alphabet
Sorabe or Sora-be (سُرَبِ شُرَتْ, Malagasy pronunciation: [suˈrabe] Thai pronunciation: [Shorat]) is an Abugida based on Arabic, formerly used to transcribe the Malagasy language (belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian language family) and the islamic Thai language dialect, dating from the 15th century.
| Sorabe سُرَبِ,شُرَتْ | |
|---|---|
A manuscript in Sorabe | |
| Script type | |
Time period | c. 1400 CE to the present |
| Direction | Right-to-left |
| Languages | Malagasy and Thai language |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | |
Sister systems | Pegon script, Jawi script |
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