Word Study
somali
CIDE DICTIONARY
somali, n.
- A Hamitic people of East Central Africa. [1913 Webster]
- of or pertaining to Somalia or to the inhabitants of Somalia. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
somali, n. & adj.
--n.
1 (pl. same or Somalis) a member of a Hamitic Muslim people of Somalia in NE Africa.
2 the Cushitic language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people or language.
--n.
1 (pl. same or Somalis) a member of a Hamitic Muslim people of Somalia in NE Africa.
2 the Cushitic language of this people.
--adj. of or relating to this people or language.
Derivative
Somalian adj.
Etymology
native name
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