Meaning of Somali | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.
   uncountable
2. An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
   collective, countable
3. Somali language and literature as an object of study.
   uncountable
4. The Somali ethnic group as a whole; the Somali.
   collective, in-plural, uncountable
5. A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia.
   collective, countable
6. A person from a Somali-majority republic, state, or region, including but not limited to: the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland, the Somali region of Ethiopia (often called the Ogaden, but more neutrally the Somali region), or autonomous states within Somalia's federal system such as Puntland.
   collective, countable
7. A domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Somali is the primary language of Somalia”

“I'm learning Somali.”

“Historically, Somalis were a nomadic people herding camels, goats, and sheep. Nowadays, many if not most Somalis are urbanized people.”

“Authorized by the court to engage in racial profiling, masked federal agents continue to descend upon “Democrat-run” cities, subjecting Latinos and now Somalis to ongoing abuse.”

“The Somali are an ethnic group of Cushitic origin indigenous to the Somali Peninsula. Their language is called Somali.”

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