Somali language

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Somali /sɵˈmɑːli/ (Af-Soomaali pronounced [æf sɔːˈmɑːli]) is an Afro-Asiatic language belonging to that family’s Cushitic branch. It is spoken as a mother tongue by ethnic Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora. Somali is an official language of the Federal Republic of Somalia a national language in Djibouti and a working language in the Somali region of Ethiopia. It is used as an adoptive language by a few neighboring ethnic minority groups and individuals.

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ISO 639-1 code

so

ISO 639-2 code

som

ISO 639-3 code

som

family

Cushitic languages, Somali languages, Lowland East Cushitic languages

language regulator or academy

Regional Somali Language Academy

spoken in

Somalia, Horn of Africa, Somaliland, Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, Djibouti