Sorabe alphabet

Sorabe
سُرَبِ
A manuscript in Sorabe
Script type
Time period
c. 1400 CE to the present
DirectionRight-to-left
LanguagesMalagasy
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Pegon script, Jawi script
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A Malagasy text written in Sorabe.

Sorabe or Sora-be (سُرَبِ, Malagasy pronunciation: [suˈrabe]) is an abjad based on Arabic, formerly used to transcribe the Malagasy language (belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian language family) and the Antemoro Malagasy dialect, dating from the 15th century.[3]

  1. ^ Adelaar K.A. & Himmelmann N. (2004)
  2. ^ Simon P. (2006)
  3. ^ Kasanga Fernand (1990)