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Somali

[ soh-mah-lee, suh- ]

noun

, plural So·ma·lis, (especially collectively) So·ma·li
  1. a member of a people speaking a Cushitic language and living primarily in Somalia, Somaliland, and adjacent regions.
  2. the Cushitic language of the Somali ethnic group.

adjective

  1. of or relating to Somalia, its people, or their language.
  2. of or relating to the Somali ethnic group or their language.

Somali

/ səʊˈmɑːlɪ /

noun

  1. -lis-li a member of a tall dark-skinned people inhabiting Somalia
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Cushitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Somalia, the Somalis, or their language

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Somali1

First recorded in 1800–10 as Samaulies (plural); from Somali Soomaali, a self-designation

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