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See also: somali, somalí, and Sómali

English

Etymology

From or akin to Somali Soomaali.^[1]

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /səˈmɑːli/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
(US) IPA^(key): /soʊˈmɑːli/, /səˈmɑːli/
Hyphenation: So‧ma‧li

Noun

Somali (countable and uncountable, plural Somalis)

(uncountable) A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia and eastern Ethiopia.
(countable) A person from Somalia or of Somali descent.
A domestic cat breed.

Synonyms

Thesaurus:Somali

Hypernyms

(person from Somalia): Cushite, Horner, Horn African

Translations

a language

Afrikaans: Somali, Somalies (af)
Arabic: صُومَالِيَّة (ar) f (ṣomāliyya)
Armenian: սոմալի (hy) (somali)
Basque: somaliera (eu)
Belarusian: самалійская f (samalijskaja)
Bulgarian: сомалийски m (somalijski)
Catalan: somali (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 索馬里語／索马里语 (zh) (Suǒmǎlǐ-yǔ), 索馬利亞語／索马利亚语
Czech: somálština f
Dutch: Somalisch (nl) n, Somali (nl) n
Esperanto: somala lingvo
Finnish: somali (fi), somalin kieli
French: somali (fr) m
German: Somali (de) n, Somalisch (de) n
Greek: σομαλικά (el) n pl (somaliká)
Gujarati: સોમાલી m (somālī)
Hindi: सोमाली (hi) m (somālī)
Hungarian: szomáli (hu) m
Icelandic: Sómalska m
Irish: Somáilis f
Japanese: ソマリア語 (Somaria-go), ソマリ語 (ja) (Somari-go)
Khmer: ភាសាសូម៉ាលី (pʰiesaa soomaalii)
Korean: 소말리어 (somallieo)
Latvian: somāļu valoda f, somāliešu valoda f
Lithuanian: somalių (lt)
Macedonian: сомалиски m (somaliski)
Maltese: Is-Somalu m
Marathi: सोमाली (somālī)
Moksha: сомалиень (somaľijeń)
Navajo: Soomáálii bizaad
Norwegian:
Bokmål: somali (no) m, somalisk m

Nynorsk: somali m, somalisk (nn) m
Polish: somalijski (pl) m
Portuguese: somali (pt) m
Romanian: somaleză (ro) f, somali (ro) f
Russian: сомали́йский (ru) m (somalíjskij)
Scots: Somali
Somali: af somaali (so)
Sorbian:
Upper Sorbian: somališćina f
Spanish: somalí (es) m
Swahili: Kisomali
Swedish: somaliska (sv) c
Thai: ภาษาโซมาลี (paasăa sohmaalee)
Tigrinya: ሶማሊ (somali)
Turkish: Somalice (tr)
Ukrainian: сомалійська f (somalijsʹka)
Volapük: please add this translation if you can
Walloon: Somalyin
Welsh: Somalïeg f

a person from Somalia or of Somali descent

Afrikaans: Somaliër
Arabic: صُومَالِيّ m (ṣomāliyy), صُومَالِيَّة (ar) f (ṣomāliyya)
Basque: somaliar
Catalan: somali (ca) m or f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 索馬里人 (zh) (Suǒmǎlǐ-rén)
Czech: Somálec (cs) m, Somálka (cs) f
Dutch: Somaliër (nl) m, Somalische (nl) f
Esperanto: somaliano (man or woman), somalianino (woman)
Finnish: somali (fi)
French: Somalien (fr) m, Somalienne (fr) f
Galician: somalí (gl) m
German: (ethnic) Somali (de) m or f, (citizen) Somalier (de) m, Somalierin (de) f
Greek: Σομαλός (el) m (Somalós), Σομαλή f (Somalí)
Hindi: सुमाली (hi) m (sumālī)
Irish: Somálach m
Latvian: somālietis m, somāliete f
Lithuanian: somalietis (lt) m, somalietė (lt) f
Marathi: सोमाली (somālī)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: somalier m

Nynorsk: somaliar (nn) m
Polish: Somalijczyk (pl) m, Somalijka (pl) f
Portuguese: somali (pt) m or f, somaliano (pt) m
Romanian: somalez (ro) m, somaleză (ro) f
Russian: сомали́ец (ru) m (somalíjec), сомали́йка (ru) f (somalíjka)
Spanish: somalí (es)
Swahili: Msomali (sw)
Turkish: Somalili (tr)

Adjective

Somali (not comparable)

Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.

Derived terms

Translations

pertaining to Somalia

Afrikaans: Somalies (af)
Arabic: صُومَالِيّ (ṣomāliyy)
Basque: somaliar
Catalan: somali (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 索馬里的 (zh) (Suǒmǎlǐ-de)
Czech: somálský (cs)
Dutch: Somalisch (nl)
Esperanto: somalia
Finnish: somalialainen (fi), somali-, somalilais-
French: somalien (fr)
Galician: somalí (gl)
German: somalisch (de)
Greek: σομαλικός m (somalikós)
Irish: Somálach
Latvian: somāļu, somāliešu
Marathi: सोमाली (somālī)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: somalisk

Nynorsk: somalisk (nn)
Polish: somalijski (pl) m
Portuguese: somali (pt), somaliano (pt)
Romanian: somalez (ro)
Russian: сомали́йский (ru) (somalíjskij)
Spanish: somalí (es)
Swahili: Kisomali
Welsh: Somalïaidd m or f, Somalaidd m or f

References

^ “Somali”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

Alimos, Islamo-, Siloam, mailos, maolis, salomi

Afrikaans

Noun

Somali (plural Somali's)

Synonym of Somaliër (“Somali, person from Somalia”)

Proper noun

Somali

Synonym of Somalies (“Somali language”)

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

Somali

Wikipedia ^tr

Etymology

Borrowed from French Somalie.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /so.má.li/, [so̞.mä́.l̠ʲi]
Audio: (file)

Proper noun

Somali

Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

Declension

Declension of *Somali*
	singular
nominative	Somali
accusative	Somali'yi
dative	Somali'ye
locative	Somali'de
ablative	Somali'den
genitive	Somali'nin

Possession of Somali

	singular	plural
benim (my)	Somali'm	Somalilerim / Somali'lerim
senin (your)	Somali'n	Somalilerin / Somali'lerin
onun (his/her/its)	Somali'si	Somalileri / Somali'leri
bizim (our)	Somali'miz	Somalilerimiz / Somali'lerimiz
sizin (your)	Somali'niz	Somalileriniz / Somali'leriniz
onların (their)	Somali'si / Somalileri / Somali'leri	Somalileri / Somali'leri

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{also|somali|somalí}}
+{{also|somali|somalí|Sómali}}
 ==English==
+===Etymology===
+From or akin to {{bor|en|so|Soomaali}}.<ref>{{R:Merriam-Webster Online}}</ref>
 ===Pronunciation===
-* {{a|UK}} {{IPA|en|/səˈmɑːli/}}
+* {{IPA|en|/səˈmɑːli/|a=UK}}
+* {{audio|en|LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Somali.wav|a=Southern England}}
-* {{a|US}} {{IPA|en|/soʊˈmɑːli/|/səˈmɑːli/}}
+* {{IPA|en|/soʊˈmɑːli/|/səˈmɑːli/|a=US}}
 * {{hyphenation|en|So|ma|li}}
@@ Line 18: / Line 22: @@
 ====Hypernyms====
-* {{sense|person from Somalia}} {{l|en|sub-Saharan}}, {{l|en|Horner}}, {{l|en|Horn African}}
+* {{sense|person from Somalia}} {{l|en|Cushite}}, {{l|en|Horner}}, {{l|en|Horn African}}
 ====Translations====
 {{trans-top|a language}}
+* Afrikaans: {{t|af|Somali}}, {{t+|af|Somalies}}
 * Arabic: {{t+|ar|صُومَالِيَّة|f|tr=ṣomāliyya}}
 * Armenian: {{t+|hy|սոմալի}}
@@ Line 29: / Line 34: @@
 * Catalan: {{t+|ca|somali|m}}
 * Chinese:
-*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|索馬里語|sc=Hani}}, {{t|cmn|索马里语|tr=Suǒmǎlǐ-yǔ|sc=Hani}}
+*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|索馬里語|tr=Suǒmǎlǐ-yǔ}}, {{t|cmn|索馬利亞語}}
 * Czech: {{t|cs|somálština|f}}
-* Dutch: {{t+|nl|Somalisch|n}}
+* Dutch: {{t+|nl|Somalisch|n}}, {{t+|nl|Somali|n}}
 * Esperanto: {{t|eo|somala lingvo}}
 * Finnish: {{t+|fi|somali}}, {{t|fi|[[somali]]n [[kieli]]}}
@@ Line 44: / Line 49: @@
 * Japanese: {{t|ja|ソマリア語|tr=Somaria-go|sc=Jpan}}, {{t+|ja|ソマリ語|tr=Somari-go|sc=Jpan}}
 * Khmer: {{t|km|ភាសាសូម៉ាលី|tr=pʰiesaa soomaalii|sc=Khmr}}
-* Korean: {{t-needed|ko}}
+* Korean: {{t|ko|소말리어}}
 * Latvian: {{t|lv|somāļu valoda|f}}, {{t|lv|somāliešu valoda|f}}
-* Lithuanian: {{t-needed|lt}}
+* Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|somalių}}
-{{trans-mid}}
 * Macedonian: {{t|mk|сомалиски|m|sc=Cyrl}}
-* Maltese: {{t|mt|Somali|m}}
+* Maltese: {{t|mt|Somalu|alt=Is-Somalu|m}}
+* Marathi: {{t|mr|सोमाली}}
 * Moksha: {{t|mdf|сомалиень}}
 * Navajo: {{t|nv|Soomáálii bizaad}}
@@ Line 55: / Line 60: @@
 *: Bokmål: {{t+|nb|somali|m}}, {{t|nb|somalisk|m}}
 *: Nynorsk: {{t|nn|somali|m}}, {{t+|nn|somalisk|m}}
-* Novial: {{t|nov|somalianum|m}}
 * Polish: {{t+|pl|somalijski|m}}
 * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|somali|m}}
@@ Line 68: / Line 72: @@
 * Swedish: {{t+|sv|somaliska|c}}
 * Thai: {{t|th|ภาษาโซมาลี|tr=paasăa sohmaalee}}
+* Tigrinya: {{t|ti|ሶማሊ}}
 * Turkish: {{t+|tr|Somalice}}
 * Ukrainian: {{t|uk|сомалійська|f|sc=Cyrl}}
@@ Line 76: / Line 81: @@
 {{trans-top|a person from Somalia or of Somali descent}}
+* Afrikaans: {{t|af|Somaliër}}
 * Arabic: {{t|ar|صُومَالِيّ|m|tr=ṣomāliyy}}, {{t+|ar|صُومَالِيَّة|f|tr=ṣomāliyya}}
 * Basque: {{t|eu|somaliar}}
 * Catalan: {{t+|ca|somali|m|f}}
 * Chinese:
-*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|索馬里人|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|索马里人|tr=Suǒmǎlǐ-rén|sc=Hani}}
+*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|索馬里人|tr=Suǒmǎlǐ-rén}}
-* Czech: {{t+|cs|Somálec|m}}, {{t|cs|Somálka|f}}
+* Czech: {{t+|cs|Somálec|m}}, {{t+|cs|Somálka|f}}
 * Dutch: {{t+|nl|Somaliër|m}}, {{t+|nl|Somalische|f}}
 * Esperanto: {{t|eo|somaliano}} {{qualifier|man or woman}}, {{t|eo|somalianino}} {{qualifier|woman}}
@@ Line 89: / Line 95: @@
 * German: {{qualifier|ethnic}} {{t+|de|Somali|m|f}}, {{qualifier|citizen}} {{t+|de|Somalier|m}}, {{t+|de|Somalierin|f}}
 * Greek: {{t+|el|Σομαλός|m}}, {{t|el|Σομαλή|f}}
-{{trans-mid}}
 * Hindi: {{t+|hi|सुमाली|m}}
 * Irish: {{t|ga|Somálach|m}}
 * Latvian: {{t|lv|somālietis|m}}, {{t|lv|somāliete|f}}
 * Lithuanian: {{t+|lt|somalietis|m}}, {{t+|lt|somalietė|f}}
+* Marathi: {{t|mr|सोमाली}}
 * Norwegian:
 *: Bokmål: {{t|nb|somalier|m}}
@@ Line 118: / Line 124: @@
 ====Derived terms====
+{{col-auto|en|Mali
-* [[Mali]]
+|Somali giraffe
+|Somali ostrich
+|Somali crow
+|Somali wild ass}}
 ====Translations====
 {{trans-top|pertaining to Somalia}}
+* Afrikaans: {{t+|af|Somalies}}
 * Arabic: {{t|ar|صُومَالِيّ|tr=ṣomāliyy}}
 * Basque: {{t|eu|somaliar}}
 * Catalan: {{t+|ca|somali}}
 * Chinese:
-*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|索馬里|alt=索馬里的|sc=Hani}}, {{t+|cmn|索马里|alt=索马里的|tr=Suǒmǎlǐ-de|sc=Hani}}
+*: Mandarin: {{t+|cmn|索馬里|alt=索馬里的|tr=Suǒmǎlǐ-de}}
 * Czech: {{t+|cs|somálský}}
 * Dutch: {{t+|nl|Somalisch}}
@@ Line 135: / Line 146: @@
 * German: {{t+|de|somalisch}}
 * Greek: {{t|el|σομαλικός|m}}
-{{trans-mid}}
 * Irish: {{t|ga|Somálach}}
 * Latvian: {{t|lv|somāļu}}, {{t|lv|somāliešu}}
+* Marathi: {{t|mr|सोमाली}}
 * Norwegian:
 *: Bokmål: {{t|nb|somalisk}}
 *: Nynorsk: {{t+|nn|somalisk}}
-* Novial: {{t|nov|somaliani}}
 * Polish: {{t+|pl|somalijski|m}}
 * Portuguese: {{t+|pt|somali}}, {{t+|pt|somaliano}}
@@ Line 148: / Line 158: @@
 * Spanish: {{t+|es|somalí}}
 * Swahili: {{t|sw|Kisomali}}
+* Welsh: {{t|cy|Somalïaidd|m|f}}, {{t|cy|Somalaidd|m|f}}
 {{trans-bottom}}
+===References===
+<references/>
 ===Further reading===
 [[File:Somali cat.jpg|thumb|right|140px|A Somali kitten.]]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060411213054/http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/Somali-english/ Somali–English Dictionary]: from [https://web.archive.org/web/20120223164907/http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/ Webster’s Dictionary] — the Rosetta Edition.
-* {{ISO 639|link=Ethnologue|1code=so|code=som}}
+* {{ISO 639|ref=1|so||som}}
+* {{ethnologue|som}}
 ===Anagrams===
-* {{anagrams|en|a=ailmos|Alimos|Islamo-|mailos|maolis|salomi}}
+* {{anagrams|en|a=ailmos|Alimos|Islamo-|Siloam|mailos|maolis|salomi}}
+{{c|en|Ethnonyms|Languages|Nationalities|Somalia}}
-[[Category:en:Ethnonyms]]
-[[Category:en:Languages]]
-[[Category:en:Nationalities]]
+==Afrikaans==
-----
-==Maltese==
+===Noun===
+{{af-noun|Somali's}}
+# {{synonym of|af|Somaliër|gloss=Somali, person from Somalia}}
 ===Proper noun===
-{{head|mt|proper noun|g=m}}
+{{af-proper noun}}
-# the [[#English|Somali]] language
+# {{synonym of|af|Somalies|gloss=Somali language}}
-[[Category:mt:Languages]]
+{{C|af|Somalia|Nationalities|Languages}}
-----
 ==Turkish==
+{{wp|lang=tr}}
+===Etymology===
+Borrowed from {{bor|tr|fr|Somalie}}.
+===Pronunciation===
+* {{IPA|tr|/so.má.li/|[so̞.mä́.l̠ʲi]}}
+* {{audio|tr|LL-Q256 (tur)-ToprakM-Somali.wav}}
 ===Proper noun===
 {{tr-proper noun}}
-# [[Somalia]]
+# {{tcl|tr|Somalia|id=Q1045}}
+====Declension====
+{{tr-decl-noun-unc
+|{{PAGENAME}}
+|{{PAGENAME}}'yi
+|{{PAGENAME}}'ye
+|{{PAGENAME}}'de
+|{{PAGENAME}}'den
+|{{PAGENAME}}'nin
+}}
+{{tr-poss-prop-v-ei}}
+===See also===
-[[Category:tr:Countries in Africa]]
+* {{list:countries of Africa/tr}}