CEFR Level
C2
Somali — Proficiency Vocabulary
150 words
Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
| # | Word | Type | IPA | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | -e | Noun | Used for archaizing. | |
| 2 | -ga | Phrase | ||
| 3 | -i | Pronoun, Phrase | I (first-person singular clitic personal pronoun). | |
| 4 | -id | Phrase | Forms verbal nouns meaning "the act of [verb]ing". | |
| 5 | -ka | Article | The masculine definite article; the. | |
| 6 | -n | Phrase | Added to nouns to denote a specific or particular example. | |
| 7 | -o | Phrase | Used to form regular plurals of nouns. | |
| 8 | -sa | Phrase | Usually placed at the end of verbs containing questions. | |
| 9 | -ta | Phrase | A condition or state. | |
| 10 | A | Noun | /æ/ | … |
| 11 | aar | Noun | Aircraft accident report. | |
| 12 | adhiga | Pronoun | you, also commonly abbreviated as adhi. | |
| 13 | af | Noun | /ˈʔɑf/ | Equivalent to 'language': A body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a comm… |
| 14 | ah | Verb | ||
| 15 | ama | Conjunction | ||
| 16 | annaga | Pronoun | /ʔɑ̀nˈnɑ́.ɣɑ̀/ | we, us (first-person plural independent exclusive personal pronoun). |
| 17 | awr | Noun | Equivalent to 'Camel': A river in Cornwall, England, which flows into the Atlantic Ocean near Padstow. | |
| 18 | ay | Noun | ||
| 19 | B | Noun | /b/ | |
| 20 | baa | Adverb | focus marker. | |
| 21 | bad | Noun | /ˈbɑd̪/ | |
| 22 | bar | Verb | ||
| 23 | bax | Verb | to get out. | |
| 24 | bisinka | Interjection | by God's mercy, with God's help (an expression of shock). | |
| 25 | bun | Noun | Equivalent to 'coffee': A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water. | |
| 26 | bus | Noun | ||
| 27 | c | Noun | /ʕ/ | … |
| 28 | cab | Verb | /ˈʕæb/ | |
| 29 | cad | Noun, Adjective | /ˈʕæd̪/ | |
| 30 | cag | Noun | ||
| 31 | cas | Adjective | ||
| 32 | cun | Verb | ||
| 33 | D | Noun | /d/ | … |
| 34 | daa | Verb | ||
| 35 | dab | Noun, Verb | to ensnare. | |
| 36 | dad | Noun | Equivalent to 'people': Set of people, in particular if they belong to the common village, to a specific group or to a d… | |
| 37 | dai | Noun | A wet nurse; a midwife. | |
| 38 | dar | Verb | ||
| 39 | DH | Noun | /ɖ/ | |
| 40 | dil | Verb | beat, kill. | |
| 41 | dir | Verb | ||
| 42 | duq | Noun | /ˈduɢ/ | Equivalent to 'old man': A title given to the personification of a force of nature or abstract concept, such as Old Man… |
| 43 | E | Noun | /ɛ/ | … |
| 44 | eeg | Noun, Verb | Initialism of electroencephalogram. | |
| 45 | ey | Noun | /ʔei/ | |
| 46 | F | Noun | /f/ | … |
| 47 | far | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'finger': A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb. | |
| 48 | fur | Verb | ||
| 49 | G | Noun | /ɡ/ | … |
| 50 | gad | Verb | ||
| 51 | gal | Verb | ||
| 52 | gu’ | Noun | spring, springtime. | |
| 53 | gub | Verb | ||
| 54 | gus | Noun | male genitalia. | |
| 55 | H | Noun | /h/ | … |
| 56 | haa | Adverb | ||
| 57 | hal | Noun | Equivalent to 'one': Honorific alternative letter-case form of one, sometimes used when referring to God or another impo… | |
| 58 | hay | Verb | to hold, have. | |
| 59 | hel | Verb | ||
| 60 | hey | Verb | ||
| 61 | hor | Noun | ||
| 62 | I | Noun, Pronoun | /ɪ/ | … |
| 63 | idinka | Pronoun | /ʔɪ̀.ˈð̞ɪ́n.kɑ̀/ | Equivalent to 'you': Honorific alternative letter-case form of you, sometimes used when referring to God or another impo… |
| 64 | ifi | Verb | to illuminate. | |
| 65 | ihi | Noun | ||
| 66 | il | Noun | Equivalent to 'evil eye': A wicked look conveying dislike or envy that in many cultures is believed to be able to cause… | |
| 67 | im | Verb | to come from; to arrive from somewhere. | |
| 68 | innaga | Pronoun | /ʔɪ̀nˈnɑ́.ɡɑ̀/ | we, us (first-person plural independent inclusive personal pronoun). |
| 69 | iyo | Adverb, Conjunction | ||
| 70 | J | Noun | /tʃ/ | |
| 71 | jab | Verb | ||
| 72 | jaq | Verb | ||
| 73 | jar | Verb | ||
| 74 | jid | Noun | /[ˈtʃʰɪ́ʔ͡t]/ | Equivalent to 'way': A road, a direction, a (physical or conceptual) path from one place to another. |
| 75 | jir | Noun, Verb | Southern dialect form of jidh. | |
| 76 | JL | Noun | abbreviation of Jubaland. | |
| 77 | K | Noun | /k/ | … |
| 78 | ka | Preposition, Article | about, concerning. | |
| 79 | kab | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'shoe': A protective covering for the foot, with a bottom part composed of thick leather or plastic sole a… | |
| 80 | kac | Verb | ||
| 81 | kan | Article | this (masculine). | |
| 82 | kas | Verb | understand. | |
| 83 | kh | Noun | /χ/ | |
| 84 | kol | Noun | Equivalent to 'time': The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. | |
| 85 | kow | Noun, Adjective | The station code of Kowloon in Hong Kong. | |
| 86 | kun | Adjective | Equivalent to 'thousand': NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for thousand. | |
| 87 | L | Noun | /l/ | … |
| 88 | laf | Noun | ||
| 89 | lix | Adjective | /ˈlɪħ/ | Equivalent to 'six': Abbreviation of MI6 (intelligence service). |
| 90 | lo' | Noun | /ˈlɔʔ/ | Equivalent to 'Cattle': Domesticated animal of the species Bos taurus (cows, bulls, steers, oxen etc), and other hoofed… |
| 91 | lug | Noun | ||
| 92 | lun | Verb | ||
| 93 | M | Noun | /m/ | … |
| 94 | ma | Noun | Initialism of Master of Arts. | |
| 95 | mahadsanid | Interjection | Equivalent to 'thank you': Alternative spelling of thank-you. | |
| 96 | mar | Verb | Equivalent to 'time': The inevitable progression into the future with the passing of present and past events. | |
| 97 | mas | Noun | /mas/ | Equivalent to 'snake': The sixth of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chine… |
| 98 | maw | Noun | water container, water-jar. | |
| 99 | mid | Adjective | /ˈmɪd̪/ | Equivalent to 'one': Honorific alternative letter-case form of one, sometimes used when referring to God or another impo… |
| 100 | N | Noun | /n/ | … |
| 101 | na | Adverb | ||
| 102 | nal | Noun | light bulb, headlight. | |
| 103 | Naxariis iyo Nabadgelyo Korkiisa Ha Ahaato | Interjection | peace be upon him. | |
| 104 | nin | Noun | ||
| 105 | nud | Verb | join, knot. | |
| 106 | O | Noun | /ɔ/ | … |
| 107 | og | Verb | know, be aware of. | |
| 108 | oo | Conjunction | and (in verb and adjective constructions). | |
| 109 | ood | Noun | ||
| 110 | PL | Noun | abbreviation of Puntland. | |
| 111 | Q | Noun | /ɢ/ | … |
| 112 | qab | Verb | ||
| 113 | qas | Verb | ||
| 114 | qof | Noun | someone, somebody. | |
| 115 | qof ma dhib aan | Noun | ||
| 116 | qor | Verb | ||
| 117 | R | Noun | /r/ | |
| 118 | rag | Noun | Equivalent to 'Men': A god once worshipped in the western interior parts of Anatolia, and associated with lunar symbolis… | |
| 119 | rah | Noun | Equivalent to 'frog': A leather or fabric loop used to attach a sword or bayonet, or its scabbard, to a waist or shoulde… | |
| 120 | rif | Verb | to pluck, to break off. | |
| 121 | rin | Verb | give birth, conceive. | |
| 122 | S | Noun | /s/ | |
| 123 | sac | Noun | /ˈsɑ̄ʕ/ | |
| 124 | san | Noun, Verb | Equivalent to 'nose': nose (a protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell). | |
| 125 | sh | Noun | /ʃ/ | |
| 126 | sii | Verb | ||
| 127 | sug | Verb | ||
| 128 | T | Noun | /t/ | |
| 129 | tan | Article | this (feminine). | |
| 130 | tir | Verb | cancel, eliminate. | |
| 131 | tuf | Verb | ||
| 132 | tun | Verb | /ˈtún/ | to strike. |
| 133 | tus | Verb | ||
| 134 | u | Noun, Preposition | /ʉ/ | |
| 135 | ul | Noun | Equivalent to 'stick': The customary length (according to the material used) of a piece or roll of textile fabrics impor… | |
| 136 | W | Noun | /w/ | … |
| 137 | waa | Adverb | Topic marker which draws attention to the verb. | |
| 138 | wac | Verb | ||
| 139 | wad | Verb | /ˈwad̪/ | to guide, herd livestock and camels. |
| 140 | war | Noun | Equivalent to 'pond': An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake. | |
| 141 | was | Verb | ||
| 142 | wax | Noun | Equivalent to 'something': An object whose nature is yet to be defined. | |
| 143 | X | Noun | /ħɑ/ | |
| 144 | xa | Noun | The name of the Latin script letter X/x. | |
| 145 | xir | Verb | ||
| 146 | xun | Adjective | ||
| 147 | Y | Noun | /ʝ/ | … |
| 148 | yar | Adjective | small, little. | |
| 149 | ʼ | Noun | /ʔ/ | |
| 150 | گ | Noun | /ɡaː/ |
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