Somali
An ethnic group native to the Somali PeninsulaAn ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
» My doctor is a Somali Muslim.
Mein Arzt ist ein Muslim aus Somalia. — mhr
Мій лікар - мусульманин із Сомалі. — deniko
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(collective, countable)An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
Historically, Somalis were a nomadic people herding camels, goats, and sheep. Nowadays, many if not most Somalis are urbanized people.
(collective, in the plural, uncountable)The Somali ethnic group as a whole; the Somali.
The Somali are an ethnic group of Cushitic origin indigenous to the Somali Peninsula. Their language is called Somali.
(collective, countable)A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia.
(collective, countable)A person from a Somali-majority republic, state, or region, including but not limited to: the Republic of Somaliland, the Somali region of Ethiopia (often called the Ogaden, but more neutrally the Somali region), or autonomous states within Somalia's federal system such as Puntland.
Somali, Somalisch, Somali
сомали́йскийsomalíjskij, сомали́ецsomalíjec, сомали́йкаsomalíjka
сомалійськаsomalijsʹka
(countable, uncountable)A domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat.
- the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali
- a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia
Examples
19 sentencesMy doctor is a Somali Muslim.
Мій лікар - мусульманин із Сомалі. — deniko
deMein Arzt ist ein Muslim aus Somalia. — mhr
Somali has over 18 million native speakers.
ruБолее 18 миллионов человек говорят на сомалийском как на родном. — Wezel · CC BY 2.0 FR
Somalia is called "Soomaaliya" in Somali.
This is a predominantly Somali mosque.
The ship was attacked by Somali pirates.
ruНа корабль напали сомалийские пираты. — Wezel · CC BY 2.0 FR
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From or akin to Somali Soomaali.From or akin to Somali Soomaali.
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Forms
plural: Somali / SomalisSynonyms
5 synonyms- the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali:Somali language
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.