Question
Original-language term required. An Arabic script traditionally used by these people was created by Aw Barkhadle (“ao bar-KHAHD-lay”), or “Blessed Father.” For 10 points each:
[10h] What Somali term meaning “scholar” or “religious man” lends its name to a writing system used to transcribe the Somali language for nearly a millennium?
ANSWER: Wadaado [or Wadaad script; or Wadaad’s writing; or Wadaad’s Arabic; or Far Wadaad]
[10m] Aw Barkhadle may have also spread Islam to this present-day country. Arabic partially inspired the right-to-left Thaana (“TAH-nuh”) script for this country’s Dhivehi (“dih-VAY-hee”) language.
ANSWER: Maldives [or Republic of Maldives; accept Maldive Islands or Sultanate of Maldives]
[10e] Shire Jama Ahmed worked on a standardized Latin script for Somali while translating for this organization. Operation Crossroads Africa inspired JFK to establish this volunteer organization.
ANSWER: Peace Corps
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