Somalia Languages

Description
The official languages of Somalia are Somali and Arabic.
 * Somali is spoken as a mother tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora.
 * Somali is an official language in Somalia and Ethiopia.
 * The Somali language is written officially with the Latin alphabet although the Arabic alphabet and several Somali scripts like Osmanya, Kaddare, and the Borama script are informally used.

Somali linguistic varieties are broadly divided into three main groups: Northern, Benadir, and Maay. Northern Somali (or Nsom) forms the basis for Standard Somali. It is spoken by more than 85% of the entire Somali population.

Word List(s)
Somali
 * Useful Phrases in Somali (Omniglot)
 * Top 20 Translated Phrases In Somali Language (AML-Global)
 * Somali Phrases (ilanguages)
 * Somali phrasebook (Wikitravel)

Arabic
 * Arabic Genealogical Word List
 * Common phrases (Wikipedia)
 * Useful Arabic phrases (Omniglot)
 * Basic Arabic Phrases and Expressions (ArabicPod101)

Alphabet and Pronunciation
Somali
 * Somali Alphabet and Pronuciation (Omniglot)
 * Somali phonology (Wikipedia)

Arabic
 * Arabic Phonology (Wikipedia)
 * Modern Standard Arabic Alphabet (Wikipedia)
 * Arabic grammar (Wikipedia)
 * Arabic Alphabet and Pronunciation (Omniglot)
 * Arabic Pronunciation Dictionary (Forvo)

Language Aids and Dictionaries
Somali
 * Somali basics and grammar (Learn 101)
 * Somali grammar (Polymath)
 * Dictionary Somali to English (Glosbe)
 * Somali dictionary (Lexilogos)

Arabic
 * Arabic dictionary (Lexilogos)
 * Dictionary English to Arabic Dictionary (Glosbe)
 * Learn Arabic (duolingo)

Additional Resources

 * Somali language overview (Mustgo)
 * Somalia Language (Country Studies)
 * Somalia (Britannica)
 * Spanier, Kristine. Somalia. Minneapolis, MN: Pogo Books, 2021. Available at: WorldCat.