Belarusian Latin alphabet and by the Belarusian diaspora in Prague (1920s – c.1945). After the Second World War, Belarusian was occasionally written in the Latin script by the Belarusian diaspora in Western Europe and the Americas (notably in West Germany and the United States). In 1962, Yan Stankyevich proposed a completely new Belarusian Latin alphabet. Belarusian Latin alphabet The Belarusian Latin alphabet or Łacinka (, from (BGN/PCGN: "latsinka") for the Latin script in general) is the common name of the several historical alphabets to render the Belarusian (Cyrillic) text in the Latin script. It is similar to the Sorbian alphabet and incorporates features
Osmanya alphabet Somali Latin alphabet developed by the Somali linguist, Shire Jama Ahmed, which was based on the Latin script. As nationalist sentiments grew and since the Somali language had long lost its ancient script, the adoption of a universally recognized writing script for the Somali language became an important point of discussion. After independence, little progress was made on the issue, as opinion was divided over whether the Arabic or Latin scripts should be used instead. In October 1972, because of the Latin script's simplicity, its ability to cope with all of the sounds in the language, and the widespread existence