Somali

[ soh-mah-lee, suh- ]

/ soʊˈmɑ li, sə- /

noun, plural So·ma·lis, (especially collectively) So·ma·li.

a member of a Hamitic population showing an admixture of Arab, black, and other ancestry, and dwelling in Somalia and adjacent regions.

the Cushitic language of the Somali.

adjective

of or relating to Somalia,its people, or their language.

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Examples from the Web for somali

He could surmise one item in keeping with young women of Somali heritage.
How ISIS’s Colorado Girls Were Caught|Michael Daly|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Godane rejects the idea of Al-Shabab negotiating with the Somali federal government, an “apostate government” he dubs it.
Ahmed Abdi Godane Is Al-Shabab's Osama bin Laden|Jamie Dettmer|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Many residents of the area are Kikuyu farmers as well as Somali pastoralists.
Militants ‘Executed Non-Muslims’ at Kenyan World Cup Watch Party|Margot Kiser|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The daughter reported hearing the assailants singing Somali songs.
Militants ‘Executed Non-Muslims’ at Kenyan World Cup Watch Party|Margot Kiser|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In 1999, when Abdi was 14, the family came to the US, settling in Minneapolis where there is a large Somali population.
Barkhad Abdi: From Limo Driver to Oscar Contender|Tim Teeman|February 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There is a wretched hamlet of Somali at Suk, which had been visited by us from Hadibo.
Southern Arabia|Theodore Bent
The Gurre, another Somali tribe, occupy the country south of the lower Daua.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
On one occasion, in 1881 I think it was, I was bringing over a large cargo of forty-two ostriches 129 from the Somali country.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893|Various
Was it possible that by lying flat there upon the ground he could have escaped the attention of the Somali warrior?
In the grip of the Mullah|F. S. Brereton
Then, no doubt, the Somali sentry will discover the body of his comrade and your flight.
In the grip of the Mullah|F. S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for somali

Somali

/ (səʊˈmɑːlɪ) /

noun

plural -lis or -li a member of a tall dark-skinned people inhabiting Somalia

the language of this people, belonging to the Cushitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family of languages

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Somalia, the Somalis, or their language

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Somali

noun, plural So·ma·lis, (especially collectively) So·ma·li.

adjective

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