Languages of Somalia

Languages of Somalia
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OfficialSomali and Arabic
MinorityBoon, Bajuni, Bravanese, Dabarre, Garre, Jiiddu, Mushunguli, Oromo, and Tunni
ImmigrantTaʽizzi-Adeni Arabic
ForeignArabic (13.3% as second language),[1] English, Italian, and Swahili
SignedSomali Sign Language
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The endoglossic language of Somalia has always been Somali, although throughout Somalia's history various exoglossic languages have also been used at a national level.[2]

  1. ^ "Somalia". ethnologue.com.
  2. ^ Eno, Mohamed A., Abderrazak Dammak, and Omar A. Eno. "From linguistic imperialism to language domination." Journal of Somali Studies 3.1-2 (2016): 9-52.