 The Arabic script can therefore be used in both abugida and abjad forms, although it is often strongly, if erroneously, connected to the latter due to it being originally used only for Arabic.Use of the Arabic script in West African languages, especially in the Sahel, developed with the spread of Islam.To a certain degree the style and usage tends to follow those of the Maghreb (for instance the position of the dots in the letters "" and "").