Somali

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See also: somali, somalí, and Sómali

English

Etymology

From or akin to Somali Soomaali.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /səˈmɑːli/
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  • (US) IPA(key): /soʊˈmɑːli/, /səˈmɑːli/
  • Hyphenation: So‧ma‧li

Noun

Somali (countable and uncountable, plural Somalis)

  1. (uncountable) A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia and eastern Ethiopia.
  2. (countable) A person from Somalia or of Somali descent.
  3. A domestic cat breed.

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Adjective

Somali (not comparable)

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

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References

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

Further reading

A Somali kitten.

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Afrikaans

Noun

Somali (plural Somali's)

  1. Synonym of Somaliër (Somali, person from Somalia)

Proper noun

Somali

  1. Synonym of Somalies (Somali language)

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from French Somalie.

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Proper noun

Somali

  1. Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

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