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Somali
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Alphabet
A a [aa]
like ask
B b [bee]
like bird
C c [ae]
like hair
D d [dee]
like day
E e [ee]
like eat
F f [ef]
like fly
G g [gee]
like gold
H h [haa]
like help
I i [ie]
like India
J j [jot]
like yes
K k [kaa]
like kiss
L l [el]
like life
M m [em]
like man
N n [en]
like nice
O o [oo]
like old
P p [pee]
like play
Q q [kuu]
like quit
R r [er]
like rice
S s [es]
like sea
T t [tee]
like time
U u [uu]
like urge
V v [vau]
like very
W w [wee]
like west
X x [ex]
like ox
Y y [y]
like day
Z z [set]
like zoo
Gender
Gender
edit- man nin
- woman haweeney/mareey/dumar/naag/xaawoleey
- husband nin
- wife xaas/oori/afo
- boy wiil
- girl gabar/gabadh
- father aabe
- mother hooyo
Dialects
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The Somali language has a number of dialects including:
- Northern Somali
- Northern Somali
- Darod
- Lower Juba Northern Somali
- Ashraaf
- Banaadir
- Digil
- May
Dialect Maps
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Dialects of Somali -
Dialects of Northern Somali
