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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).
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 ...
Somali belongs to a set of languages called Lowland East Cushitic spoken by Somalis living in Somalia, Djibouti, and in adjacent territories. Eastern Cushitic is one branch of the Cushitic languages, which in turn are part of the great Afro-Asiatic stock. Arabic is the most widely spoken language of the Afro-Asiatic language family. [citation ...
Somalia has two official languages, Arabic and Somali, while Somaliland has three, Arabic, Somali and English. [35] Both Arabic and Somali belong to the larger Afro-Asiatic language family. Although Arabic is widely spoken by many people in the north and urban areas in the south, Somali is the most widely used language, and contains many Arabic ...
Somali and Afar are the most widely spoken tongues, and Arabic and French serve as the official languages. According to the 2018 report from the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Djibouti has 50% French speakers. [1] French is the main language of schooling, from primary to university, alongside Arabic.
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 ...
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 ...
Somali belongs to a set of languages called Lowland Eastern Cushitic spoken by peoples living in Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, and Kenya. Eastern Cushitic is one section of the Cushitic language family, which in turn is part of the great Afro-Asiatic stock. Arabic is the most spoken language of the Afro-Asiatic language branches.