Elifba alphabet

The last version of the Elifbaja shqip was invented by the rilindas, Rexhep Voka (1847-1917).

The Ottoman Turkish alphabet was mainly favored by Albanian Muslims, but also used by some Christians.

After being especially used during the Bejte poetry, a primer for the Albanian language in Arabic script was published in 1861 in Constantinople by Mullah Daut Boriçi, a prominent member of the League of Prizren.

[1] During 1909 and 1910 there were movements by Albanian Young Turks supporters to adopt the Arabic alphabet, as they considered the Latin script to be un-Islamic.

Only one Albanian newspaper at the time ever appeared in Arabic script, and it lasted a brief period.