Ajami (disambiguation) — The different uses of the word Ajami , or Ajam , are related. * Ajam, the word originating from Arabic meaning alien or Persian * Ajam (Bahrain) a community of Persians in Bahrain * Ajami language, a dialect of Persian that has been highly… … Wikipedia
Perso-Arabic script — The Perso Arabic script is a writing system that is based on the Arabic alphabet. Originally being used exclusively for the Arabic language, the Arabic script was modified to match the demands of being a writing system for the Persian language,… … Wikipedia
Ajam — (عجم) in Arabic literally means one who is illiterate in a language , silent or mute , and can refer to non Arabs in general, or specifically Persians. In the former sense it is a neutral term meaning stranger or foreign. In the latter sense it… … Wikipedia
Fula orthographies — The Fula language is written mainly in a modified Latin alphabet today, but was and still is in some places written in a modified Arabic alphabet called Ajami script .Latin based orthographiesBackgroundThe Latin alphabet was introduced to Fula… … Wikipedia
Digraphia — In sociolinguistics, digraphia refers to the use of more than one writing system for the same language.[1] Some scholars differentiate between synchronic digraphia with the coexistence of two or more writing systems for the same language and… … Wikipedia
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Wolofal — is a derivation of the Arabic script for writing the Wolof language. It is basically the name of a West African Ajami script as used for that language.Wolofal was the first script for writing Wolof language. Although latin alphabet is the… … Wikipedia
Arabic alphabet — Infobox Writing system name=Arabic abjad type=Abjad languages= Arabic, Persian, Kurdish, Baloch, Urdu, Pashto, Sindhi, Malay (limited usage) and others. time=400 CE to the present fam1=Proto Canaanite fam2=Phoenician fam3=Aramaic fam4=Nabataean… … Wikipedia
Writing systems of Africa — The Writing Systems of Africa refer to the current and historical practice of written language on the African continent. The importance of oral culture and tradition in Africa and the recent dominance of European languages through colonialism,… … Wikipedia
