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| ==Description==
| | *[http://countrystudies.us/somalia/51.htm Country Studies] Somalia Language |
| The official languages of Somalia are [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_languages '''Somali'''] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic '''Arabic'''].
| | *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm Omniglot] Somali Alphabet |
| * Somali is spoken as a mother tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora.<br>
| | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language Wikipedia} Somali Language |
| * Somali is an official language in Somalia and Ethiopia.<br> | |
| * 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. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Somalia," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia, accessed 28 January 2023.</ref>
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| 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. <ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Somali language," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_language#Varieties, accessed 28 January 2023.</ref>
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| ==Word List(s)==
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| '''Somali'''
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/somali.php Useful Phrases in Somali (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://www.alsglobal.net/articles/language/top-20-translated-phrases-in-somali-language/ Top 20 Translated Phrases In Somali Language (AML-Global)]
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| *[http://ilanguages.org/somali_phrases.php Somali Phrases (ilanguages)]
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| *[https://wikitravel.org/en/Somali_phrasebook Somali phrasebook (Wikitravel)]
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| '''Arabic'''
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| *[[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic Genealogical Word List]]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Standard_Arabic#:~:text=Common%20phrases Common phrases (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://omniglot.com/language/phrases/arabic.php#:~:text=Useful%20Arabic%20phrases Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://www.arabicpod101.com/blog/2018/02/03/top-100-basic-arabic-phrases-and-expressions/ Basic Arabic Phrases and Expressions (ArabicPod101)]
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| ==Alphabet and Pronunciation==
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| '''Somali'''
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| *[http://www.omniglot.com/writing/somali.htm Somali Alphabet and Pronuciation (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somali_phonology Somali phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| '''Arabic'''
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Arabic Phonology (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_phonology Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_grammar Arabic grammar (Wikipedia)]
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| *[https://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)]
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| *[https://forvo.com/languages/ar/ Arabic Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)]
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| ==Language Aids and Dictionaries==
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| '''Somali'''
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| *[http://learn101.org/somali_grammar.php Somali basics and grammar (Learn 101)]
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| *[http://polymath.org/somali_grammar_list.php Somali grammar (Polymath)]
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| *[https://glosbe.com/so/en Dictionary Somali to English (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/somali_dictionary.htm Somali dictionary (Lexilogos)]
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| '''Arabic'''
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| *[https://www.lexilogos.com/english/arabic_dictionary.htm#:~:text=Arabic%20dictionary Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)]
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| *[https://en.glosbe.com/en/ar Dictionary English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)]
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| *[https://www.duolingo.com/course/ar/en/Learn-Arabic Learn Arabic (duolingo)]
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| ==Additional Resources==
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| *[https://www.mustgo.com/worldlanguages/somali/ Somali language overview (Mustgo)]
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| *[http://countrystudies.us/somalia/51.htm Somalia Language (Country Studies)]
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| *[https://www.britannica.com/place/Somalia Somalia (Britannica)]
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| * Spanier, Kristine. ''Somalia.'' Minneapolis, MN: Pogo Books, 2021. '''''Available at:''''' [https://www.worldcat.org/title/1124772546 WorldCat].
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| ==References==
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