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It is spoken as an adoptive language by a few ethnic minority groups in these regions. Somali dialects are divided into three main groups: The erroneously named Northern dialect (also spoken in the south) and Benaadir are collectively known as Maxaa Tiri dialects. The third dialect spoken in Somalia is the Maay dialect (sometimes spelled Mai or ...
Arabic is a language cluster comprising 30 or so modern varieties. [1] Arabic is the lingua franca of people who live in countries of the Arab world as well as of Arabs who live in the diaspora, particularly in Latin America (especially Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Chile and Colombia) or Western Europe (like France, Spain, Germany or Italy).
Standard Somali is spoken in most of Somalia and in adjacent territories (Djibouti, Ogaden, northeast Kenya), and is used by broadcasting stations in Somaliland. Facility with language is highly valued in Somali society; the capability of a suitor, a warrior, or a political or religious leader is judged in part by his verbal adroitness.
There are other languages that are spoken in Somalia which are not necessarily Afsoomali. They may be a mixture of the Somali languages and other indigenous languages. Such a language is Maay which is principally spoken by the Digil and Mirifle (Rahanweyn or Sab) clans in the southern regions of Somalia. [14]
Arabic language (35 C, 67 P) L. Languages of Somaliland (1 C, 4 P) O. Omo–Tana languages (2 C, 10 P) S. Somali language (9 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Languages of ...
English is widely spoken and understood as a second language by both Arabs and Jews. Officially, road signs must be in Hebrew, Arabic, and a romanized Hebrew transliteration. In Lebanon, Arabic is the official and national language; the Constitution provides for the conditions of using French to be provided by law. [199]
Somali is the official language of Somalia. It is the mother tongue of Somalis, the nation's most populous ethnic group. [26] The language is a member of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic family. [27] In addition to Somali, Arabic, which is also an Afroasiatic tongue, [28] is another official language in Somalia.
Somalia has an estimated population of 18.1 million, [16] [17] [18] of which 2.7 million live in the capital and largest city, Mogadishu. Around 85% of its residents are ethnic Somalis and the official languages of the country are Somali and Arabic, though the former is the primary language. Somalia has historic and religious ties to the Arab ...