Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Belarusian Arabic alphabet was based on the Arabic script and was developed in the 16th century (possibly 15th). It consisted of twenty-eight graphemes, including several additions to represent Belarusian sounds not found in Arabic.The Belarusian Arabic alphabet was used by the Lipka Tatars, who had been invited to settle in Belarusian territory. During the 14th–16th centuries they gradually stopped using their own language and started using the Old Belarusian language rendered in the Belarusian Arabic alphabet. Books of that literary tradition are known as Kitab (Belarusian: "Кітаб"), which is the Arabic word for book.Some Polish texts were also written in the Arabic script, dated not earlier than 17th century.. }
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- Belarusian_Arabic_alphabet abstract "The Belarusian Arabic alphabet was based on the Arabic script and was developed in the 16th century (possibly 15th). It consisted of twenty-eight graphemes, including several additions to represent Belarusian sounds not found in Arabic.The Belarusian Arabic alphabet was used by the Lipka Tatars, who had been invited to settle in Belarusian territory. During the 14th–16th centuries they gradually stopped using their own language and started using the Old Belarusian language rendered in the Belarusian Arabic alphabet. Books of that literary tradition are known as Kitab (Belarusian: "Кітаб"), which is the Arabic word for book.Some Polish texts were also written in the Arabic script, dated not earlier than 17th century.".