Somali language
Spoken language
Somali is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken as a mother tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora. Somali is an official language in Somalia and Ethiopia, and a national language in Djibouti... Wikipedia
Language family: Afroasiatic languages
Region: Africa
Dialects: Ashraf; Benadiri; Maay; Northern Somali
Ethnicity: Somalis
Native speakers: 24 million (2019–2023)