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Somali

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See also:somali,somalí,andSómali

English

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Etymology

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From or akin toSomaliSoomaali.[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Somali

  1. (uncountable) ACushitic language spoken mainly inSomalia, easternEthiopia,Djibouti, and easternKenya.
    Somali is the primary language of Somalia
  2. (uncountable) Somalilanguage andliterature as anobject ofstudy.
    I'm learningSomali.

Noun

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Somali (countable anduncountable,pluralSomaliorSomalis)

  1. (chiefly countable, collective) Anethnic groupnative to theSomali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
    Historically,Somalis were a nomadic people herding camels, goats, and sheep. Nowadays, many if not mostSomalis are urbanized people.
  2. (chiefly uncountable, collective and in theplural) Pertaining to the Somali ethnic group on the whole; the Somali.
    TheSomali are an ethnic group of Cushitic origin indigenous to theSomali Peninsula. Their language is calledSomali.
  3. (countable, collective) Acitizen orresident from the country ofSomalia. The termSomalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasizecivicaffiliations to theRepublic of Somalia and de-emphasizeethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemednonstandard. Some Somaliethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somaliseparatists prefer terms such asSomalian orSomalilander in civic contexts over theethnolinguisticconnoted term Somali.
  4. (countable, collective) A person from Somali-majorityrepublics,states, orregions, including but not limited to: theunrecognized Republic ofSomaliland, the Somali region of Ethiopia (often called 'theOgaden', but moreneutrally 'the Somali region'), orautonomous states within Somalia'sfederal system such asPuntland.
  5. Adomestic catbreed derived from the 'Abyssinian cat'. This cat breed is alternatively called the 'long-haired Abyssinian cat' or the 'Fox cat'.

Synonyms

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Hypernyms

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Translations

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a language
a person from Somalia or of Somali descent

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Adjective

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Somali (notcomparable)

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.

Derived terms

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Translations

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pertaining to Somalia

References

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  1. ^“Somali”, inMerriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.:Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Further reading

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A Somali kitten.

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Noun

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Somali (pluralSomali's)

  1. synonym ofSomaliër(“Somali, person from Somalia”)

Proper noun

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Somali

  1. synonym ofSomalies(“Somali language”)

Turkish

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TurkishWikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed fromFrenchSomalie.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /so.má.li/,[so̞.mä́.l̠ʲi]
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Somali

  1. Somalia (acountry inEast Africa, in theHorn of Africa)

Declension

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Declension ofSomali
singular
nominativeSomali
accusativeSomali'yi
dativeSomali'ye
locativeSomali'de
ablativeSomali'den
genitiveSomali'nin
Possessive forms ofSomali
singularplural
benim(my)Somali'mSomalilerim
Somali'lerim
senin(your)Somali'nSomalilerin
Somali'lerin
onun(his/her/its)Somali'siSomalileri
Somali'leri
bizim(our)Somali'mizSomalilerimiz
Somali'lerimiz
sizin(your)Somali'nizSomalileriniz
Somali'leriniz
onların(their)Somali'si
Somalileri
Somali'leri		Somalileri
Somali'leri

See also

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countries in Africa:Afrikaülkeleri (appendix)edit
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