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Central Sudanic Arabic Scripts (Part 2): Barnāwī

In: Islamic Africa
Authors:
Andrea Brigaglia UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

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Mauro Nobili UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

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Online Publication Date:
03 Jun 2013
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This article describes and analyzes barnāwī, the Arabic script of Borno (northeastern Nigeria) and most ancient prototype of what we define as the Central Sudanic family of scripts. Barnāwī shows paleographic features that clearly set it apart from some other West African Arabic scripts, thereby confirming the inadequacy of the label sūdānī, which often surfaces in literature to collectively brand a variety of scripts used in different regions of West Africa. A paleographic analysis of barnāwī also suggests that its origins predate the development of the maghribī script in North Africa in the twelfth century.

Title:
Central Sudanic Arabic Scripts (Part 2): Barnāwī
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5192/215409930402195
Language:
English
Pages:
195–223
In:
Islamic Africa
In:
Volume 4: Issue 2
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
2154-0993
Print ISSN:
0803-0685
Subjects:
Religion, African Studies, General, Religious Studies, Religion, Middle East and Islamic Studies

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