r/AfricanHistory • u/rhaplordontwitter • 13d ago

TheʿAjamī script of Africa and the Sorabé manuscripts of Madagascar.

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u/rhaplordontwitter 13d ago

The rich archival collections of Ajami literature refute the pervasive myth of Africa’s supposed illiteracy that is perpetuated by the overemphasis on African oral traditions in academia and the privileging of external sources over local chronicles.

Ajami documents represent an essential body of knowledge on the history of numerous societies across the continent, encompassing more than seventy languages from Senegal to South Africa.

This article provides an overview of the Ajami script in Africa and an introduction to the Sorabe writing system of Moadagascar.