Sorabe or Sora-be is an abjad based on Arabic, formerly used to transcribe the Malagasy language and the Antemoro Malagasy dialect, dating from the 15th century.
A manuscript in Sorabe
A Malagasy text written in Sorabe
A scribe from the village of Vatomasina holding a sorabe manuscript
Malagasy is an Austronesian language and dialect continuum spoken in Madagascar. The standard variety, called Official Malagasy, is one of the official languages of Madagascar, alongside French.
Sorabe alphabet
…Sorabe or Sora-be (سُرَبِ, Malagasy pronunciation: ) is an abjad based on Arabic, formerly used to transcribe the Malagasy language (belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian language family) and the Antemoro Malagasy dialect, dating from the 15th century. Researchers are still hypothesizing…
The comparison between numbers in Eastern Sumatran (Malay) and Malagasy by De Vitré during his voyage to the colonial Maritime Southeast Asia (East Indies) in 1603
Sorabe Malagasy Arabic script
Malagasy version of the Book of Mormon, in Latin script with the letter ô
Malagasy lexicon (1773) (Collection BULAC Paris)