Macallinka Posted June 24, 2012 On the 10th of October 1972, the government announced its plan to implement the new Af Somali Orthography. Within a year, Af Somali was a written language........it was not even an official language before a government decree was announced on that same year that Af Soomaali would be the national language of Somalia. Here is the original speech of Siad Barre when he didd the announcement : Audio : The Announcement on Radio Mogadishu Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites