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Languages of Somalia
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OfficialSomali, Arabic
MinorityBravanese, Bajuni, Boon, Dabarre, Jiiddu, Mushunguli, Oromo, Tunni
ImmigrantTa'izzi-Adeni Arabic
ForeignArabic (13.3% as second language),[1] English, Italian, Swahili
SignedSomali Sign Language
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The endoglossic language of Somalia has always been Somali, although throughout Somalia's history various exoglossic languages have also been used at a national level.[2]

  1. ^ "Somalia". ethnologue.com.
  2. ^ Eno, Mohamed A., Abderrazak Dammak, and Omar A. Eno. "From linguistic imperialism to language domination." Journal of Somali Studies 3.1-2 (2016): 9-52.

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Arabic

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Music of Somalia

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Somali Sign Language

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