Osmanya script

Osmanya
๐’๐’–๐’‡๐’‚๐’– ๐’‹๐’˜๐’ˆ๐’‘๐’›๐’’๐’•๐’–
Typewriter with Osmanya letters, from British Somaliland
Script type
CreatorOsman Yusuf Kenadid
Published
1920-1922
Period
c.1922 โ€” c.1972, some current interest
DirectionLeft-to-right 
LanguagesSomali language
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Osma (260), โ€‹Osmanya
Unicode
Unicode alias
Osmanya
U+10480โ€“U+104AF

Osmanya (Farta Cismaanya, ๐’๐’–๐’‡๐’‚๐’– ๐’‹๐’˜๐’ˆ๐’‘๐’›๐’’๐’•๐’–), known in Somali as Far Soomaali (๐’๐’–๐’‡ ๐’˜๐’๐’ˆ๐’‘๐’›๐’˜, "Somali writing") and in Arabic as al-kitฤbah al-สฟuthmฤnฤซyah (ุงู„ูƒุชุงุจุฉ ุงู„ุนุซู…ุงู†ูŠุฉ; "Osman writing"), is an alphabetic script created to transcribe the Somali language. It was invented by Osman Yusuf Kenadid, the son of Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid and brother of Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid of the Sultanate of Hobyo. Material written in the script is 'almost non-existent,' so it is difficult to describe its use with certainty.

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