Musa Haji Ismail Galal
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Musa Haji Ismail Galal (Somali: Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal, Arabic: موسى الحاج اسماعيل جلال) (1917–1980) was a Somali writer, scholar, linguist, historian and polymath. He is notable for playing a key role in the development of Somali Latin alphabet and the creation of Galaal script, a controversial standardized Somali Arabic script which is the only instance where new letters were introduced to an Arabic script with no relation to any of the existing letters.[1][2]
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Musa Haji Ismail Galal | |
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Native name | Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal |
Born | 1917 (1917) Burao, British Somaliland |
Died | 1980 (aged 62–63) |
Occupation | Linguist, historian |
Period | 1950s-1970s |
Subject | Somali history and science |
Notable works | The terminology and practice of Somali weather lore, astronomy, and astrology (1968) Stars, seasons and weather in Somali pastoral traditions (1970) |
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