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The culture were supressed
In the 19th century, the Somali language and culture were suppressed by the European colonial powers, which favored Arabic as the language of administration and education. -
Somalia become independent
In 1960, Somalia became independent from Italy and Great Britain, and the Somali language became the official language of the new nation. -
they made a writing system
In the 1970s, the Somali government made efforts to standardize the Somali language and develop a writing system for it. -
The language committee was established
In 1972, the government established the Somali Language Committee to oversee the standardization process and develop a standardized spelling for the language. -
spelling was adopted
In 1973, the Somali government adopted a standardized spelling for the Somali language.