Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare
| Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare حسين الشيخ أحمد كاداري | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1934 Banaadir, Somalia |
| Nationality | Somali |
| Ethnicity | Somali |
| Occupation | linguist, novelist, playwriter |
Hussein Sheikh Ahmed Kaddare (Somali: Xuseen Sheekh Axmed Kaddare, Arabic: حسين الشيخ أحمد كاداري) was a Somali inventor.
Biography
Kaddare (1934-2015) was born near Mogadishu in the Banaadir region of Somalia to an Abgaal Hawiye family. In 1953, he created the Kaddare script, an orthography named after him that was used to transcribe the Somali language.[1]
See also
- Osmanya script
- Borama script
- Kaddare script
- Wadaad's writing
- Osman Yusuf Kenadid
- Sheikh Abdurahman Sheikh Nuur
Notes
- ↑ David D. Laitin (1 May 1977). Politics, Language, and Thought: The Somali Experience. University of Chicago Press. pp. 86–87. ISBN 978-0-226-46791-7. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
References
- David D. Laitin (1 May 1977). Politics, Language, and Thought: The Somali Experience. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-46791-7. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
External links
- Somali Language History and Vernaculars
- The Gadabuursi Somali Script - qasidas in Gadabuursi/Borama