EPISODE · Nov 18, 2021 · 10 MIN
When was Somali Language written?
from Learn Somali Language Podcast · host Khadar Osman
In Today's eposide, we will take a closer look at when Somali langauge was written and why it took so long to put the language into a written form. When you have a written language, history will be preserved. Somali language was written in 1972 to 1973 by Said Barre's administration. Although it was a military government and run the government for 21 years. One of the most important thing they have done was "writting the Somali language fo the first time in history". Before our language was written, we used to use Arabic, English, and Italian when it comes to written communication.
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In Today's eposide, we will take a closer look at when Somali langauge was written and why it took so long to put the language into a written form. When you have a written language, history will be preserved. Somali language was written in 1972 to 1973 by Said Barre's administration. Although it was a military government and run the government for 21 years. One of the most important thing they have done was "writting the Somali language fo the first time in history". Before our language was written, we used to use Arabic, English, and Italian when it comes to written communication.
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