Kani waa maqaal ku saabsan alifbeetada aasaasiga ah ee wax qorista. Alifbeet (; ) waa nidaam xarfo loo habeeyay si kala horeeysa taasi oo loo isticmaalo in lagu qoro hal luuqad ama luuqado badan. Alifbeetku waa aasaaska dhamaan wax qorista far. Tusaale ahaan, Af Soomaaligu wuxuu leeyahay dhowr nooc oo Far Soomaali ah, laakiin waxaa si sharci ah loo isticmaala qaabka laatiiniga oo dowlada Soomaaliya sharciyeysay horaantii sanadihii 1970kii. Far Far Soomaali Soomaali Alifbeet Qoraal Farta Boorama Farta Cismaaniya Farta laatiinka Alifbeetada indhoolayaasha The Origins of abc "Language, Writing and Alphabet: An Interview with Christophe Rico", Damqātum 3 (2007) Michael Everson's Alphabets of Europe Evolution of alphabets Archived May 17, 2008 // Wayback Machine, animation by Prof. Robert Fradkin at the University of Maryland How the Alphabet Was Born from Hieroglyphs Archived Abriil 29, 2010 // Wayback Machine—Biblical Archaeology Review An Early Hellenic Alphabet Archived Jannaayo 15, 2014 // Wayback Machine name="Coulmas 140" Daniels and Bright (1996), pp 92–96