(English)
The Somali people are a Cushitic ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The East Cushitic Somali language is the shared mother tongue of ethnic Somalis, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic language family, and they are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Forming one of the largest ethnic groups on the continent, they cover one of the most expansive landmasses by a single ethnic group in Africa.
According to most scholars, the ancient Land of Punt and its native inhabitants formed part of the ethnogenesis of the Somali people. This ancient historical kingdom is where a great portion of their cultural traditions and ancestry are said to derive from. Somalis share many historical and cultural traits with other Cushitic peoples, especially with Lowland East Cushitic people, specifically the Afar and the Saho.
Ethnic Somalis are principally concentrated in Somalia (around 17.6 million), Somaliland (5.7 million), Ethiopia (4.6 million), Kenya (2.8 million), and Djibouti (534,000). Somali diasporas are also found in parts of the Middle East, North America, Western Europe, African Great Lakes region, Southern Africa and Oceania.
(Soomaaliga)
Soomaali waa dad ka miid Bari Kushiitik ah ku dhaqan Faanka Afrika ama Afrika. Gaar ahaan wadanka Soomaaliya, Jabuuti, deegaano ka tirsan wadanka Itoobiya, gobalka waqooyi bari ee Kenya iyo meelo badan oo caalamka ah. Dadka Soomaalida ah waxay ka mid yihiin kooxaha Bulshada Soomaaliya; waana dadka ugu badan bulshada ku nool wadanka Soomaaliya. Intaas waxaa dheer, dadka Soomaalidu waxay ku hadlaan Af-Soomaali oo kamid ah afafka Kushiitiga Faraceeda Afro-Aasiyatik.
Soomaalida waxaa kala qaybiyey gumeysigii qarnigii 19aad, kaas oo ukala qaybsaday 5 qaybood oo kala ah: Talyaani Oo haystay Koofurta Soomaaliya; Ingriiska oo haystay Waqooyiga Soomaaliya (Somaliland); Faransiiska oo haystay Xeebta Soomaaliya (Jabuuti); Itoobiya iyo Ingiriiska oo haystay Soomaali Galbeed (Soomaali galbeed); iyo Kenyaoo haystay deegaanka NFD. Dadka Soomaaliyeed waxa ay wadaagaan hal af, dhaqan iyo diin. Waa hal reer laakiin waxa ay u kala qeybsamaan jufooyin hoose.
