Re:Unearthing long ignored African writing system, researche...
by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 02, 2023 @08:58AM
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> groups of people carrying on commerce in Ajami, and that the official governments in those regions don't recognize Ajami as existing as a script
Not recognised as an official language is far from not being recognised as a script.
Re:Unearthing long ignored African writing system, researche...
by lukeschlather on Monday January 02, 2023 @09:46AM
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Not recognizing that there are substantial populations that read and write it is different from not recognizing it as an official language.
Re:Unearthing long ignored African writing system, researche...
by JumpCrisscross on Monday January 02, 2023 @09:50AM
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> not recognizing that there are substantial populations that read and write
Who isn’t recognising it? This article is a story of personal discovery, not actual discovery. That’s why it’s a narrative press release. Not a paper.
The article asserts that there are still considerable groups of people carrying on commerce in Ajami, and that the official governments in those regions don't recognize Ajami as existing as a script. Are you saying this is a lie, and that people who read and write Ajami are largely considered literate by their governments?
Or are you saying that this is a lie and Ajami isn't actually used in any significant way these days?