Somali
Short definition from Wiktionary
Proper noun
- A Cushitic language spoken mainly in Somalia, eastern Ethiopia, Djibouti, and eastern Kenya.
- Somali language and literature as an object of study.
Noun
- An ethnic group native to the Somali Peninsula; a Somali, a group of Somalis, the Somalis.
- Pertaining to the Somali ethnic group on the whole; the Somali.
- A citizen or resident from the country of Somalia. The term Somalian is sometimes used as an alternative to Somali to emphasize civic affiliations to the Republic of Somalia and de-emphasize ethnic affiliations. Using the term Somalian may be offensive to some Somalis as it is deemed nonstandard. Some Somali ethnonationalists do not consider all citizens of Somalia to be Somali. Some Somali separa
- A person from Somali-majority republics, states, or regions, including but not limited to: the unrecognized 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'. This cat breed is alternatively called the 'long-haired Abyssinian cat' or the 'Fox cat'.
Adjective
- Of, from, or pertaining to Somalia, the Somali people or language.
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