Somali
proper noun
- ethnic group of Africa occupying all of Somalia, a strip of Djibouti, the southern Ethiopian region of Ogaden, and part of northwestern Kenya
- a resident or native of Somalia
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Somalia, its people, their language, or their culture
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /səˈmɑːli/ / /soʊˈmɑːli/
adj
Etymology: From or akin to Somali Soomaali.
- Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.
name
Etymology: From or akin to Somali Soomaali.
- A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.
“Somali is the primary language of Somalia”
- Somali language and literature as an object of study.
“I'm learning Somali.”
noun
Etymology: From or akin to Somali Soomaali.
- 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.”
“Authorized by the court to engage in racial profiling, masked federal agents continue to descend upon “Democrat-run” cities, subjecting Latinos and now Somalis to ongoing abuse.”
- 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.”
- A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia.
- 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.
- A domestic cat breed derived from the Abyssinian cat.