Languages of Somalia

Languages of Somalia
Money transfer advertisement in Somali, Mogadishu
Official	Arabic and Somali
Minority	Bajuni, Boon, Bravanese, Dabarre, Jiiddu, Mushunguli, Oromo, and Tunni
Immigrant	Taʽizzi-Adeni Arabic
Foreign	Arabic (13.3% as second language),[1] English, Italian, and Swahili
Signed	Somali Sign Language
Keyboard layout	QWERTY

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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]