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Somali en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /soʊˈmɑːli/ (US)
  • /səˈmɑːli/ (US)
  • /səˈmɑːli/ (UK)

Etymology

From or akin to Somali Soomaali.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.

Deriveds

Mali · Somali ostrich · Somalization · Somalize · Somalism · pan-Somalism · Somali myrrhor · Somali crow · Somalicoon · Somali wild ass · Somaliness · Somali giraffe · Somalist

Translations (31)

pl somalijski (pertaining to Somalia) · fi somali- (pertaining to Somalia) · de somalisch (pertaining to Somalia) · cs somálský (pertaining to Somalia) · ar صُومَالِيّ (pertaining to Somalia) · cy Somalaidd (pertaining to Somalia) · ast somalín (pertaining to Somalia) · ga Somálach (pertaining to Somalia) · mr सोमाली (pertaining to Somalia) · ru сомали́йский (pertaining to Somalia) · af Somalies (pertaining to Somalia) · el σομαλικός (pertaining to Somalia) · cmn 索馬里的 (pertaining to Somalia) · nn somalisk (pertaining to Somalia) · fi somalilais- (pertaining to Somalia) · lv somāļu (pertaining to Somalia) · es somalí (pertaining to Somalia) · ro somalez (pertaining to Somalia) · fr somalien (pertaining to Somalia) · lv somāliešu (pertaining to Somalia) · sw Kisomali (pertaining to Somalia) · ca somali (pertaining to Somalia) · pt somali (pertaining to Somalia) · eo somalia (pertaining to Somalia) · fi somalialainen (pertaining to Somalia) · eu somaliar (pertaining to Somalia) · gl somalí (pertaining to Somalia) · cy Somalïaidd (pertaining to Somalia) · nl Somalisch (pertaining to Somalia) · nb somalisk (pertaining to Somalia) · pt somaliano (pertaining to Somalia)

Somali en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /soʊˈmɑːli/ (US)
  • /səˈmɑːli/ (US)
  • /səˈmɑːli/ (UK)

Etymology

From or akin to Somali Soomaali.

Meanings

  1. (collective, countable) An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
    • 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. 2025 December 19, Ryan Doerfler, Samuel Moyn, “It’s time to accept that the US supreme court is illegitimate and must be replaced”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 19 Dec 2025:
    • Historically, Somalis were a nomadic people herding camels, goats, and sheep. Nowadays, many if not most Somalis are urbanized people.
  2. (collective, in-plural, uncountable) The Somali ethnic group as a whole; the Somali.
    • The Somali are an ethnic group of Cushitic origin indigenous to the Somali Peninsula. Their language is called Somali.
  3. (collective, countable) A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia.
  4. (collective, countable) 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.
  5. (countable, uncountable) A domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
Somalis Number=Plur lexicographic
Somali Number=Plur lexicographic

Hypernyms

Horn African · African · East African · Horner · Cushite

Hyponyms

Puntlander

Relateds

Wiktionary’s coverage of Somali terms

Synonyms

bulbhead · Mali · Somalian · Somali · Zoomalian · fox cat · Skinnie · long-haired Abyssinian · Somalicoon

Translations (102)

pl Somalijczyk (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · hi सुमाली (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · cy Somalïeg (a language) · ja ソマリ語 (a language) · af Somali (a language) · nn somalisk (a language) · cs somálština (a language) · fr Somalien (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · cmn 索馬里人 (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · hi सोमाली (a language) · fr somali (a language) · ro somaleză (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ar صُومَالِيَّة (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · el Σομαλός (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · nl Somali (a language) · sco Somali (a language) · sw Msomali (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · uk сомалійська (a language) · gl somalí (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ca somali (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · lt somalietė (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · eu somaliar (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · el Σομαλή (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · eu somaliera (a language) · nl Somaliër (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · pt somaliano (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · mdf сомалиень (a language) · km ភាសាសូម៉ាលី (a language) · de Somali (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · hu szomáli (a language) · ast somalín (a language) · lv somāliešu valoda (a language) · lv somāliete (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · fi somalin kieli (a language) · ast somalín (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ro somali (a language) · lt somalių (a language) · ar صُومَالِيَّة (a language) · nl Somalisch (a language) · eo somalianino (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · is Sómalska (a language) · fi somali (a language) · de Somalisch (a language) · af Somaliër (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · eo somaliano (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ro somaleză (a language) · ru сомали́йский (a language) · nl Somalische (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · be самалійская (a language) · pl somalijski (a language) · wa Somalyin (a language) · cs Somálka (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · hsb somališćina (a language) · de Somalier (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · pt somali (a language) · de Somali (a language) · ja ソマリア語 (a language) · ar صُومَالِيّ (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · lt somalietis (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ca somali (a language) · nb somalier (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · nb somalisk (a language) · ru сомали́ец (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · es somalí (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · mr सोमाली (a language) · el σομαλικά (a language) · fr Somalienne (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ast somalina (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · tr Somalice (a language) · pt somali (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ti ሶማሊ (a language) · af Somalies (a language) · lv somālietis (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ko 소말리어 (a language) · ga Somáilis (a language) · sw Kisomali (a language) · fi somali (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · th ภาษาโซมาลี (a language) · ga Somálach (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ro somalez (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · bg сомалийски (a language) · sv somaliska (a language) · nv Soomáálii bizaad (a language) · es somalí (a language) · so af somaali (a language) · de Somalierin (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · cmn 索馬里語 /索马里语 (a language) · cs Somálec (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · gu સોમાલી (a language) · mr सोमाली (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · nn somaliar (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · mt Is-Somalu (a language) · lv somāļu valoda (a language) · eo somala lingvo (a language) · hy սոմալի (a language) · pl Somalijka (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · ru сомали́йка (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · mk сомалиски (a language) · tr Somalili (a person from Somalia or of Somali descent) · nn somali (a language) · nb somali (a language) · cmn 索馬利亞語 /索马利亚语 (a language)

Somali en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /soʊˈmɑːli/ (US)
  • /səˈmɑːli/ (US)
  • /səˈmɑːli/ (UK)

Etymology

From or akin to Somali Soomaali.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.
    • Somali is the primary language of Somalia
  2. (uncountable) Somali language and literature as an object of study.
    • I'm learning Somali.

Deriveds

proto-Macro-Somali