tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post8054276342230216198..comments2024-03-23T01:31:13.502+01:00Comments on Jabal al-Lughat: The Arabic Script in AfricaLameen Souag الأمين سواقhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00773164776222840428noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-16086070455553551002014-02-23T16:42:16.110+01:002014-02-23T16:42:16.110+01:00A while back I gathered some general links on the ...A while back I gathered some general links on the use of the Arabic script in Africa: http://bintbattuta.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/the-arabic-script-in-africa/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-17231364182520285752014-02-22T21:43:23.057+01:002014-02-22T21:43:23.057+01:00I don't know and it seems like Maarten Kossman...I don't know and it seems like Maarten Kossmann has no idea either.<br /><br />"Just for fun, perhaps" was his opinion when I asked him about it.<br /><br />The writing is quite complex and somewhat ornamental in the examples he shows... but I'm still not exactly satisfied with that answer. haha.PhoeniXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627425696035152752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-45254409524163650902014-02-22T20:11:44.745+01:002014-02-22T20:11:44.745+01:00Yes, I did wonder about that. Is it some kind of ...Yes, I did wonder about that. Is it some kind of word divider?Lameen Souag الأمين سواقhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00773164776222840428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13177437.post-33403356894861968192014-02-22T15:08:11.901+01:002014-02-22T15:08:11.901+01:00I had a chance to read an offprint of Kossmann'...I had a chance to read an offprint of Kossmann's and Elghamis' article. What really surprised me, and it's a shame they don't discuss it, is that the authors of the Tuareg Ajami writing often seem to put a yaa + alif above behind words when the word is consonant final.<br /><br />اَڢَرَچْىْٰ for afărag. (internet will surely ruin the way this looks, but I hope the point is clear).<br />PhoeniXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627425696035152752noreply@blogger.com