Muuse Haaji Ismaaciil Galaal, 1917-1980
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Name (Latin)
Muuse Haaji Ismaaciil Galaal, 1917-1980
Other forms of name
Musa Galaal, 1917-1980
Musa Haji Ismail Galaal, 1917-1980
Musa Haji Ismail Galal, 1917-1980
Musa Ismail Galaal, 1917-1980
Musá al-Ḥājj Ismāʻīl al-Jalāl, 1917-1980
Muse Galaal Ali, 1917-1980
Muusa Galaal, 1917-1980
Muusa H. I. Galaal, 1917-1980
Muuse Galaal, 1917-1980
Muuse Ha̧aji Ismaaʻiil Galaal, 1917-1980
Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal, 1917-1980
Mūsá Ḥājj Ismāʻīl Jalāl, 1917-1980
Galaal, M. H. I. (Muuse Haaji Ismaaciil), 1917-1980
Galaal, Musa H. I., 1917-1980
Galaal, Musa, 1917-1980
Galaal, Muuse Ismaaciil, 1917-1980
Galal, Musa Haji Ismail, 1917-1980
nnea Galaal, Muusa H. I., approximately 1920-1980
Muuse Ismaaciil Galaal, approximately 1920-1980
Galaal, Muusa H. I
Date of birth
1917
Associated country
Somalia
Field of activity
Oral tradition
Somali language
somali language writing
Occupation
Authors
Folklorists
Historians
Linguists
Associated Language
som
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- page 4 (Musa Haji Ismail Galaal (1914-1980); Musa Galaal; in Somali orthography, Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal ( (ASA news, October/December 1994, Musa Ismail Galaal Prize in Somali Studies established by ASA member donor, viewed online April 10, 2026:) )
- Conversations with African writers, 1981:page 186 (Musa Galaal; Muse Galaal Ali (Somali version); born Ain District near Burao, British Somaliland Protectorate, 1920; died Dec. 27, 1980; attended Jeanes School, Nairobi, training as chief instructor for Somaliland armed forces in World War II; School of Oriental and African Studies, London University (English phonetics diploma); Cambridge University (diploma in English language and literature); British Broadcasting Corp. (course in broadcasting and journalism); education officer with Somaliland forces during World War II; program officer, Radio Somali, Hargeisa, British Somaliland Protectorate; director of adult education scheme in Protectorate; teacher, Lafoole Teachers College, Somalia; lecturer on Somali oral literature, National University of Somalia; president of first Somali commission on a script for the Somali language; at time of his death he held positions in the Academy of Somali Studies, and was advisor to the Somali Agency for the Development of Livestock and Pasture; one of the chief Somali poets, playwrights and folklorists of the 20th century)
- Essays in honour of Muuse Ismaaciil Galaal, 2011:title page (Muuse Ismaaciil Galaal) page 4 of cover (Muuse Galaal) page 5 (Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal) page 15 (Muuse Galaal (Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal) was born around 1920 in Cayn, in Somaliland, and died in 1980 in Jiddah)
- Hikmad Soomaali, 1956:t.p. (Muuse Ha̧aji Ismaaʻiil Galaal)
- Journal of African languages, 2, 1963, article: A Somali poetic combat:page 15 (Musa H. I. Galaal; coauthor with B. W. Andrzejewski)
- OCLC, Feb. 14, 2018(access points: Muuse Haaji Ismaaciil Galaal; Galaal, Muusa H. I.; Galaal, Muuse H. I.; usage: Musa Galaal, Musa H.I. Galaal, M.H.I. Galaal, Muusa Galaal)
- Galaal, Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil (1914-1980); Somali linguist and cultural historian; alternate spelling: Musa Haji Ismail Galaal; Muuse Galaal; the spelling of his name changed over his lifetime, a reflection of experimental variants he used himself; grew up as a camel herder, during which time he learned oratorical skills that made him a superb public speaker; attended Qur'anic schools; selected in 1951 to work with linguist B. W. Andrzejewski, University of London, to help develop a system of writing the Somali language; tested potential scripts by transcribing oral poems of elders; in October 1960, following independence, a committee was established to develop a suitable script, with Muuse Galaal as its chairman; the committee recommended using Latin orthography, but the issue was contested and the civilian government delayed its implementation; in 1971 the Somali Language Commission was reconstituted with Muuse Galaal as influential member; he played a prominent role in establishment of written Somali [in Latin script] in October 1972; worked with UNESCO commissions, researched history, social customs, weather lore, and pastoralist sciences; member of the Somali Academy of Arts and Sciences [i.e., Sciences and Arts]; attended African Studies Association conference (Baltimore, 1978), played a leading role in establishment of the Somali Studies International Association; attended First International Congress of Somali Studies (Mogadishu, July 1980); died 6 [i.e., 5?] months later en route to Saudi Arabia for medical treatment ( (Oxford Reference (online), Dictionary of African Biography, 2011, viewed Feb. 14, 2018) )
- Mūsá Ḥājj Ismāʻīl Jalāl ( (Wikipedia, Arabic version, April 10, 2026) )
- Wikipedia, Feb. 14, 2018(Musa Haji Ismail Galal (Somali: Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal) (1917-1980) was a Somali writer, scholar, linguist, historian and polymath)
- Musa Haji Ismail Galal; born in 1917 in Burao; from the Habar Jeclo clan, issued from the Isaaq clan; in the 1950s he developed the 'Wadaad alphabet', a modification of Arabic writing to faithfully represent the Somali language, with new symbols for vowels; the proposal was rejected; also a mathematician, an authority in Somali calendar, meteorological, and astrological systems; produced two major works on Somalian traditional science; wrote radio programs for BBC and Radio Le Caire ( (Wikipedia, French version, April 10, 2026) )
- Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal; Musa Haji Ismail Galaal; Arabic: Mūsá al-Ḥājj Ismāʻīl Jalāl; born 1917, Burco [Somali spelling], British Somaliland ( (Wikipedia, Somali version, April 10, 2026) )
- LCCN 79-740925: Galaal, M.H.I. Muusa Galaal of Somalia, between 1975-1979
- Hikmad Soomaali, 1956:t.p. (Muuse Haaji Ismaaiil Galaal)
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Musa Galal
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Wikipedia description:
Musa Haji Ismail Galal (Somali: Muuse Xaaji Ismaaciil Galaal, Arabic: موسى الحاج اسماعيل جلال) (1917–1980) was a Somali polymath who was active as a writer, scholar, linguist, poet, historian, anthropologist, and a meteorologist. He is notable for playing a key role in the development of 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.
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