Somalia Languages
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Description
The official languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic.
- Somali is spoken as a mother tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora.
- Somali is an official language in Somalia and Ethiopia.
- The Somali language is written officially with the Latin alphabet although the Arabic alphabet and several Somali scripts like Osmanya, Kaddare, and the Borama script are informally used. [1]
Somali linguistic varieties are broadly divided into three main groups: Northern, Benadir, and Maay. Northern Somali (or Nsom) forms the basis for Standard Somali. It is spoken by more than 85% of the entire Somali population. [2]
Word List(s)
Somali
- Useful Phrases in Somali (Omniglot)
- Top 20 Translated Phrases In Somali Language (AML-Global)
- Somali Phrases (ilanguages)
- Somali phrasebook (Wikitravel)
Arabic
- Arabic Genealogical Word List
- Common phrases (Wikipedia)
- Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)
- Basic Arabic Phrases and Expressions (ArabicPod101)
Alphabet and Pronunciation
Somali
Arabic
- Arabic Phonology (Wikipedia)
- Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet (Wikipedia)
- Arabic grammar (Wikipedia)
- Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
- Arabic Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)
Language Aids and Dictionaries
Somali
- Somali basics and grammar (Learn 101)
- Somali grammar (Polymath)
- Dictionary Somali to English (Glosbe)
- Somali dictionary (Lexilogos)
Arabic
- Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)
- Dictionary English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)
- Learn Arabic (duolingo)
Additional Resources
- Somali language overview (Mustgo)
- Somalia Language (Country Studies)
- Somalia (Britannica)
- Spanier, Kristine. Somalia. Minneapolis, MN: Pogo Books, 2021. Available at: WorldCat.
References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Somalia," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia, accessed 28 January 2023.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Somali language," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language#Varieties, accessed 28 January 2023.