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Pages in category "Somali-language surnames". The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
e. Mai-Mai, commonly spelled Maay Maay (also known as Af-Maay, Af-Maymay, or simply Maay; the Mai-Mai spelling is rarely used but it is most often spoken), is a dialect of the Somali language of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. [2] It is mainly spoken in Somalia and adjacent parts of Ethiopia and Kenya.
Benaadir. Language codes. ISO 639-3. –. Glottolog. bena1268. Benadiri Somali, also referred to as "Coastal Somali" ( Somali: Af Reer Xamar ), is a dialect of the Somali language. It is primarily spoken by the Benadiri people, who inhabit the southern Banaadir coast of Somalia. [2]
Northern Somali ( Somali: Af Waqooyi) [1] is a dialect of the Somali language and forms the basis for Standard Somali. [2] [3] It is spoken by more than 60% of the entire Somali population, with its speech area stretching from Djibouti, Somaliland and the Somali Region of Ethiopia [4] This widespread modern distribution is a result of a long ...
The Somali Region ( Somali: Deegaanka Soomaalida, Amharic: ሱማሌ ክልል, romanized : Sumalē Kilil, Oromo: Naannoo somaalee, Arabic: المنطقة الصومالية ), also known as Soomaali Galbeed ( lit. 'Western Somalia') [3] and officially the Somali Regional State, is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia. Its territory is the ...
S. Somali given names (1 C, 7 P) Somali-language films (11 P) Somali-language mass media (3 C, 2 P) Somali-language radio stations (8 P) Somali-language surnames (8 P) Somali-language writers (15 P) Somalian literature (4 C, 2 P)
Somali belongs to a set of languages called Lowland East Cushitic spoken by Somalis living in Somalia, Djibouti, and in adjacent territories. Eastern Cushitic is one branch of the Cushitic languages, which in turn are part of the great Afro-Asiatic stock. Arabic is the most widely spoken language of the Afro-Asiatic language family.