somali

Relating to Somalia, its people, or their language.

• 🇩🇪Somalisch; sich auf Somalia, sein Volk oder dessen Sprache beziehend.

1. Relating to Somalia B1 formal

   Of or relating to the African republic of Somalia, its people, their language, or their culture.

   • Somali culture is rich in oral poetry and storytelling.
   • The Somali coastline is the longest in mainland Africa.
   • She is studying Somali history at the university.

   🇩🇪somalisch

   Synonyme: somalian

• more somali comparative form
• most somali superlative form

Eigenname

A noun referring to a member of a tall, dark-skinned, predominantly Muslim ethnic group native to Somalia, or the Cushitic language spoken by this people.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das einen Angehörigen eines hochgewachsenen, dunkelhäutigen, überwiegend muslimischen Volkes bezeichnet, das die Urbevölkerung Somalis bildet, oder die kuschitische Sprache, die dieses Volk spricht.

1. Person from Somalia B1 formal

   A member of a tall, dark-skinned, predominantly Muslim ethnic group native to Somalia.

   • The Somali community in this city is very active.
   • My neighbor is a Somali who moved here ten years ago.
   • Many Somali people are known for their rich oral poetry tradition.

   🇩🇪Somalier

   Synonyme: somalian

2. Language B1 formal

   The Cushitic language spoken by the Somali people.

   • She is learning Somali to communicate with her relatives.
   • Somali is an official language of Somalia.
   • The news broadcast is available in both English and Somali.

   🇩🇪Somali

• somalis plural form
• somalis' possessive plural form
• somali's possessive singular form