{{Infobox WS
|name=Osmanya
|languages=Somali_language
|type=Alphabet
|iso15924=Osma
}}
The '''Osmanya alphabet''' is a script for the Somali_language invented between 1920 and 1922 by the Sultan_of_Obbia's brother, Cismaan_Yuusuf_Keenadiid.
In 1961 it was made official in Somalia, along with the Latin_alphabet. However, since 1972, only the Latin alphabet has been official, and use of Osmanya has dwindled. It is one of the few alphabets around the world with letters that were not based on an existing script.
==External links==
*Osmanya alphabet and the Somali language
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