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Somali

Af-Soomaali, 𐒖𐒍 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘

Somali Learning Resources

Somali is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch and spoken by almost 22 million native speakers.
It's an official language in Somalia, Somaliland, Djibouti, and Ethiopia.

Map showing Somali language distribution in Africa.
Map showing Somali language distribution in Africa.



Aerial view of Mogadishu, Somalia (Photo by Maxamed Qalid).j
Aerial view of Mogadishu, Somalia (Photo by Maxamed Qalid).




Somali girl in the Hamar Weyn district in Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia.
Somali girl in the Hamar Weyn district in Mogadishu, capital city of Somalia.



Somali alphabet with phonetic references.
Somali alphabet in Osmanya characters with phonetic references.

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