Arabic Script in Africa: Studies in the Use of a Writing System

by Meikal Mumin (Editor), Kees Versteegh (Editor)

The Arabic script in Africa is a collection of sixteen papers on the past and present use of Arabic script to write African languages other than Arabic, discussing the (ethno-)historical, (socio-)linguistic, and in particular grammatological aspects of such writing traditions.

420 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014