0 in Osmanya
× 1
Osmanya digit zero, U+104A0.
MODERN · BASE 10
Osmanya
Decimal digits from Osman Yusuf Kenadid’s Somali script.
Convert numbers- Place
- Somalia
- Period / variant
- Twentieth century
EXAMPLES
105 · Base 10
One hundred, no tens, and five units.
Worked example
Write 105 in Osmanya
Read from left to right. The rightmost place counts ones; each place to its left is worth 10 times as much.
105 ÷ 100 = 1, remainder 5. Start with 1 in the 100s place, then write the remainder in the lower places.
- × 100
This sign is the digit 1. In the 100s place, it contributes 1 × 100 = 100.
- × 10
This sign is the digit 0. Keep zero in the 10s place; this position contributes nothing.
- × 1
This sign is the digit 5. At the ones place, it contributes 5.
Check
1 × 100 + 0 × 10 + 5 = 105
Sources and notation notes
Osmanya numeral repertoire · Everson: Osmanya encoding proposal
Meet the symbols
Each tile shows one digit and its value. These are the 10 digits used by this display. Combine them using the rules below.
- 0
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
How the symbols fit together
Read the Osmanya digits from left to right. Their positions count hundreds, tens, and ones just as in familiar decimal notation.
- For 105, identify the three digits: 1, 0, and 5, written with Osmanya signs.
- The left digit is in the hundreds position. One hundred contributes 100.
- The middle digit is in the tens position. Zero means there are no tens to add.
- The right digit contributes five ones. Add 100 + 0 + 5 = 105. Keep the zero: without it, the digits would mean 15.
42 in Osmanya
× 10× 1
Four tens and two units.
105 in Osmanya
× 100× 10× 1
One hundred, no tens, and five units.
This converter uses the encoded Osmanya digits for nonnegative whole numbers. It demonstrates a script-specific decimal repertoire rather than claiming that Somali counting has a different base.
History
Osmanya is a writing system devised for Somali in the twentieth century by Osman Yusuf Kenadid. Its character repertoire includes ten decimal digits. The forms preserve the visual identity of this writing tradition while expressing familiar decimal mathematics.
How to read it
Read the Osmanya digits from left to right. Their positions count hundreds, tens, and ones just as in familiar decimal notation.
- For 105, identify the three digits: 1, 0, and 5, written with Osmanya signs.
- The left digit is in the hundreds position. One hundred contributes 100.
- The middle digit is in the tens position. Zero means there are no tens to add.
- The right digit contributes five ones. Add 100 + 0 + 5 = 105. Keep the zero: without it, the digits would mean 15.
Limits
This converter uses the encoded Osmanya digits for nonnegative whole numbers. It demonstrates a script-specific decimal repertoire rather than claiming that Somali counting has a different base.
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