Somali

See also: somali, somalí, and Sómali

Somali - English

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA: /səˈmɑːli/
(US) IPA: /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

Somali

Hypernyms

(person from Somalia): sub-Saharan, Horner, Horn African

Translations

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)
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)
Latvian: somāļu valoda f, somāliešu valoda f
Macedonian: сомалиски m (somaliski)
Maltese: Somali m
Moksha: сомалиень (somalijenʹ)
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)
Walloon: Somalyin
Welsh: Somalïeg f

Arabic: صُومَالِيّ‎ m (ṣomāliyy), صُومَالِيَّة‎ (ar) f (ṣomāliyya)
Basque: somaliar
Catalan: somali (ca) m or f
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 索馬里人／索马里人 (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
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

Mali

Translations

Arabic: صُومَالِيّ‎ (ṣomāliyy)
Basque: somaliar
Catalan: somali (ca)
Chinese:
- Mandarin: 索馬里的／索马里的 (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
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

Anagrams

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

Somali - Maltese

Proper noun

Somali m

the Somali language

Somali - Turkish

Pronunciation

IPA: /so.má.li/, [so̞.mä́.l̠ʲi]

Proper noun

Somali

Somalia (a country in East Africa)

Declension

	singular, uncountable (tekil, sayılamaz)
nominative (yalın)	Somali
accusative (belirtme)	Somali'yi
dative (yönelme)	Somali'ye
locative (bulunma)	Somali'de
ablative (çıkma)	Somali'den
genitive (tamlayan)	Somali'nin

	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