Sorabe script
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The Sorabe script is an Arabic-derived writing system historically used by Malagasy speakers, particularly in southern Madagascar, for religious, literary, and administrative texts.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arwi script | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arabic-derived script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
source for early written records of Malagasy history
ⓘ
symbol of Islamic scholarship in Madagascar ⓘ |
| currentUsageStatus | limited contemporary use ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| etymology | name sometimes glossed as “large writings” or “important writings” in Malagasy tradition ⓘ |
| glottographicType | segmental script ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptTradition | Antemoro manuscripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | Sorabe (Malagasy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPhoneticAdaptation | adapted to Malagasy phonology ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeStatus | not yet encoded as a separate Unicode script (as of 2024) ⓘ |
| hasVowelNotation |
supplements with additional signs for Malagasy vowels
ⓘ
uses Arabic vowel diacritics ⓘ |
| hasWritingMedium |
manuscripts
ⓘ
paper ⓘ parchment ⓘ |
| historicalUsageStatus | historical script ⓘ |
| linguisticFunction | representation of Malagasy lexicon in Arabic-based characters ⓘ |
| orthographicFeature |
modified Arabic letters for Malagasy consonants
ⓘ
use of dots and additional marks to distinguish sounds ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Ajami scripts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arabic-based African scripts ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Latin alphabet for Malagasy ⓘ |
| scriptClass | Brahmic–Arabic contact-influenced script ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| status | not the official script of Madagascar ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| transliterationTarget | Latin script ⓘ |
| usedBy | Malagasy speakers ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup |
Antemoro people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other southern Malagasy groups ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative texts
ⓘ
legal documents ⓘ literary texts ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedForGenre |
astrological texts
ⓘ
genealogies ⓘ historical chronicles ⓘ |
| usedForLanguage | Malagasy language ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Madagascar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Madagascar ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily | Arabic script family ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | consonant-based script ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arwi script