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Shire Jama Ahmed | |
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| Native name | شيري جامع أحمد |
| Born | Shire Jaamac Axmed 1936 Dhusomareeb, Somalia |
| Died | 1999 (aged 62–63)[1] |
| Occupation | linguist, writer |
| Nationality | The Republic of Somalia |
| Citizenship | Swedish |
| Alma mater | Al-Azhar University |
| Spouse | Jawaahir Axmed |
| Website | |
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Shire Jama Ahmed (Somali: Shire Jaamac Axmed, Arabic: شيري جامع أحمد; 1936-1999)[2] was a Somali linguist and a scholar.[3] He is notable for creating and developing of the modern Latin script for transcribing the Somali language.
- ^ Historical Dictionary of Somalia, New Edition
- ^ A FEW THINGS ABOUT SOMALI
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1999). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. ISBN 978-0-85255-280-3.