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Somali Ethnology: Languages

Postby Grant » Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:32 pm

http://198.62.75.1/www1/pater/ethno/Soma.html

Thirteen different languages are spoken in Somalia.

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Re: Somali Ethnology: Languages

Postby Gatspy » Sat Jul 19, 2008 4:56 pm

They missed Somalish. Its a complete integrated mixture of Somali and English. Hyper speaks it very well

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Re: Somali Ethnology: Languages

Postby Shirib » Sat Jul 19, 2008 5:02 pm

The ones I recognize are

Maxaa tiri

Maay maay

Af Garre

Af Dabbare

Af Jiddu

Af Tunni/Baraawe

Mushunguli

The rest I don't think count at all. No one speaks it anymore, or it is not a language to the area at all.


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