Somali
/səˈmɑːli/ · name
Meaning
- Somali language and literature as an object of study.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.
- An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
- A person from a Somali-majority republic, state, or region, including but not limited to: the 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.
- A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.
- A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia.
- A domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat.
- The Somali ethnic group as a whole; the Somali.
Etymology / origin
From or akin to Somali Soomaali.
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