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> But Arabic was well-known, and nobody would have tagged "illiterate" on someone that could write Arabic texts. The article asserts that there are still consi
by lukeschlather 4y ago
> But Arabic was well-known, and nobody would have tagged "illiterate" on someone that could write Arabic texts.
The article asserts that there are still considerable groups of people carrying on commerce in Ajami, and that the official governments in those regions don't recognize Ajami as existing as a script. Are you saying this is a lie, and that people who read and write Ajami are largely considered literate by their governments?
Or are you saying that this is a lie and Ajami isn't actually used in any significant way these days?
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> groups of people carrying on commerce in Ajami, and that the official governments in those regions don't recognize Ajami as existing as a script Not recognised as an official language is far from not being recognised as a script.
- lukeschlather 4y agoNot recognizing that there are substantial populations that read and write it is different from not recognizing it as an official language.
- JumpCrisscross 4y ago> not recognizing that there are substantial populations that read and write Who isn’t recognising it? This article is a story of personal discovery, not actual discovery. That’s why it’s a narrative press release. Not a paper.
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