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Somali Ethnology: Languages

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http://198.62.75.1/www1/pater/ethno/Soma.html

Thirteen different languages are spoken in Somalia.
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They missed Somalish. Its a complete integrated mixture of Somali and English. Hyper speaks it very well
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The ones I recognize are

Maxaa tiri

Maay maay

Af Garre

Af Dabbare

Af Jiddu

Af Tunni/Baraawe

Mushunguli

The rest I don't think count at all. No one speaks it anymore, or it is not a language to the area at all.
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