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soma |
somaesthesia |
somaesthesis |
somaj |
somal |
somali
| somali peninsula
| somalia
| somalian
| somalian monetary unit
| somalian shilling
somali
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun somali has 2 senses
- somali(n = noun.person) somalian - a member of a tall dark (mostly Muslim) people inhabiting Somalia; Array is a member of somalia
- somali(n = noun.communication) Array - the Cushitic language spoken by the Somali; Array is a kind of cushitic
is a kind of african
Derived form adjective somali1
Derived form adjective somali1
Adjective somali has 1 sense
- somali(a = adj.pert) somalian - of or relating to the African republic of Somalia or its people or their language and culture; "Somali coffee is excellent" Derived forms noun somali2, noun somali1
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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