Sheikh Abdurahman Sh. Nur

Biography

Sh. Nuur was born in saylac and grew up in [Borama and was of royal lineage, Ugaas of Samaroon ( gadabuursi ) makayl dheere of the Gadabuursi. Growing up he was a Qur'anic teacher in the British Somaliland protectorate. His father Sheikh warsame was a well-known and notable figure and was a qādi for many years. He was a learned or knowledgeable man, in particular when it came to the history of his own clan, the Gadabuursi. Sheikh 'nuur would later follow in his father's footsteps by also becoming a qādi, albeit of the entire northern British Somaliland region.

In 1933, Sheikh Nuur devised a quite phonetically accurate new orthography for transcribing the Somali language. While the script enjoyed considerable currency in his home region, the Sheikh harbored no illusions as to its widespread adoption, writing in a publication of his wherein he employed the script itself that "I publish it here with no intention of attempting to contribute to the already abundant confusion in the choice of a standard orthography for Somali".

Notes

References

• David D. Laitin, Politics, language, and thought: the Somali experience, (University of Chicago Press: 1977)

References

1. Lewis, I. M.. (1958-01-01). "The Gadabuursi Somali Script". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
2. [http://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm Somali alphabets, pronunciation and language]
3. Lewis, I. M.. (1958-01-01). "The Awrtable Somali Script". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
4. David D. Laitin, ''Politics, Language, and Thought: The Somali Experience'', (University Of Chicago Press: 1977), pp.86-87.