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Somali ( / səˈmɑːli, soʊ -/ sə-MAH-lee, soh-; [4] [5] Latin script: Af-Soomaali; Wadaad: اَف سٝومالِ ; Osmanya: 𐒖𐒍 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘 [æ̀f sɔ̀ːmɑ́ːlì]) [6] is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken as a mother tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora.
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Somali is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken as a mother tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora. Somali is an official language in Somalia and Ethiopia, and a national language in Djibouti as well as in northeastern Kenya.
Somali (Arabic: الصوماليه) is a Cushitic language. It is spoken by ethnic Somalis in Somalia , Djibouti , Ethiopia , Yemen and Kenya , as well as by the Somali diaspora around the world -- an estimated total population of between 10 and 16 million speakers.
- 16.6 million (2006)
Somali language | Britannica. Contents. Somali language. Learn about this topic in these articles: adaptation of orthography. In Somalia: Languages. The Somali language belongs to the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. Despite several regional dialects, it is understood throughout the country and is an official language.
Somali is a member of the Lowland East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. It is spoken mainly in Somalia, and also in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, and in (the Republic of) Somaliland, an unrecognised de facto sovereign state between Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia.
