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Musa Haji Ismail Galal was born on 1917 in Burao, British Somaliland, is a Somali polymath (1917–1980). Discover Musa Haji Ismail Galal's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 63 years old?

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Occupation Linguist, historian
Age 63 years old
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Born 1917
Birthday 1917
Birthplace Burao, British Somaliland
Date of death 1980
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Nationality Mali

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1917

Musa Haji Ismail Galal (Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal, موسى الحاج اسماعيل جلال) (1917–1980) was a Somali writer, scholar, linguist, historian and polymath.

He is notable for playing a key role in the development of Somali Latin alphabet and the creation of Galaal script, a controversial standardized Somali Arabic script which is the only instance where new letters were introduced to an Arabic script with no relation to any of the existing letters.

Galal was born in 1917 in Burao.

He hails from the Habar Jeclo clan of the Isaaq.

He is noted for having contributed to the development of Wadaad's script.

1950

In the 1950s, Galal introduced a more radical alteration of the Arabic script to represent the Afro-Asiatic Somali language.

He came up with an entirely new set of symbols with no relation to any other Arabic letter, for the Somali vowels.

1958

I.M. Lewis (1958) considers this to be the most accurate Arabic script to have been devised for the Somali language.

Despite this, Galal's script was highly controversial and generally rejected, as the idea of introducing brand new letters was considered too much of a deviation from the Arabic Script.

Later, he took part in the development of Somali Latin alphabet, along with B. W. Andrzejewski and Shire Jama Ahmed.

A prolific writer, Galal was also among the foremost authorities on the Somali astrological, meteorological and calendrical systems.

He devoted two major works to traditional Somali science, both of which are regarded as classics in Somali Studies.

He was prolific in recording and writing about Somali poetry and his recordings include the work of Salaan Carrabey.

1980

After a long scholarly career, Galal died in 1980.

In his honour, the Somali Studies Association periodically presents the Musa Galaal Award to Somalists whose work on Somali history and culture has earned distinction.