The Arabic script in Africa : : studies in the use of a writing system / / edited by Meikal Mumin, Kees Versteegh.

• Superior document: Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics, volume 71
• TeilnehmendeR: Mumin, Meikal.; Versteegh, Kees, 1961-
• Place / Publishing House: Boston : : Brill,, 2014.
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edición: 1st ed.
• Idioma: English
• Series: Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics ; 71.
• Descrición Física: 1 online resource (420 p.)
• Notas: Most of the papers in the present volume are based on presentations at the TASIA (The Arabic Script in Africa-Diffusion, Usage, Diversity and Dynamics of a Writing System) workshop, which took place on April 6-7, 2010, at the University of Cologne, Germany.

The Arabic script in Africa contains sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to write African languages. These writing traditions, which are sometimes collectively referred to as Ajami, are discussed for single or multiple languages, with examples from all major linguistic phyla...