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Dadanitic Revival in Saudi Arabia (lemmy.ml)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I gave Dadanitic a check, and apparently what's being revived is the script, no? Or is the language itself also being revived?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

None of the signs if read as Arabic make sense but there are obvious cognates. It is being revived for tourism purposes, you wont see it used outside of Alula.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Thanks for the info!