Afro-Asiatic (Cushitic) · Horn of Africa

Somali

Vital

Af-Soomaali

The national language of Somalia, also spoken across the Ogaden, northeastern Kenya, and Djibouti.

Somali field photo
Speakers~18M
StatusVital
FamilyAfro-Asiatic (Cushitic)
Writing SystemLatin
RegionHorn of Africa

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