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Somali

Family/group:                     Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic

Number of speakers:            9 � 10 million

Where spoken: Somalia, Djibouti, Ethiopia

Script:                         Roman (since 1972)

Ten million Somali live scattered across 8  countries in the northeastern part  of Africa, known as the "Horn of Africa," and in the Middle East. They are one of the most homogenous groups of people in Africa, speaking a common language, adhering to a single faith, and sharing a cultural heritage. The Somali people first came to Africa around 1200 A.D., and were converted to Islam ca 1550 by Arabian traders.

                       

 

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