See soorce fer Somali leid

{{Infobox language
|name=Somali
|nativename={{lang|so|''Af-Soomaali''}}<br/>{{lang|ar|اللغة الصومالية}}
|states=[[Somalie]], ''[[Somaliland]]'',<ref>Nae internaitionally recognized. See [[Leet o sovereign states]]</ref> [[Djibouti]],<br> [[Ethiopie]], [[Yemen]], [[Kenyae]]<!-- Per [[Template:Infobox language]], this parameter is reserved for "countries in which it is mainly spoken". -->
|region=[[Horn o Africae]]<!-- Per [[Template:Infobox language]], this parameter is reserved for "geographic region in which it is mainly spoken". -->
|speakers=16.6 million
|date=2006
|ref=<ref name="eth">{{cite web | title = Somali | publisher = [[SIL International]]| date = 2013 | url = http://www.ethnologue.com/language/som | accessdate = May 4, 2013}}</ref>
|familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
|fam2=[[Cushitic leids|Cushitic]]
|fam3=[[Laichland East Cushitic leids|Lowland East]]
|fam4=[[Macro-Somali leids|Macro-Somali]]
|fam5=[[Somali leids]]
|nation={{flag|Somalie}}
|iso1=so
|iso2=som
|iso3=som
|script=
*[[Somali alphabet|Laitin]] (offeecial)
*[[Arabic script|Arabic]] (offeecial)
*[[Osmanya alphabet|Osmanya]]
*[[Borama alphabet|Borama]]
*[[Kaddare alphabet|Kaddare]]
|map=Somali map.jpg
|mapcaption=Somali-speakin region
|notice=
}}

The '''Somali leid''' ({{lang-so|Afsoomaali|italic=yes}}, {{lang-ar|الصومالية}}) is a member o the [[East Cushitic leids|East Cushitic]] branch o the [[Afro-Asiatic leids|Afro-Asiatic]] leid faimily. Its nearest relatives are [[Afar leid|Afar]] an [[Oromo leid|Oromo]]. Somali is the best documentit o the [[Cushitic leids]],<ref>[http://www.springerlink.com/content/b14r67j54k377r7g/ A software tool for research in linguistics and lexicography: Application to Somali] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200327170337/http://www.springerlink.com/content/b14r67j54k377r7g/ |date=2020-03-27 }}</ref> wi academic studies beginnin afore 1900.

== Number o speakers ==
The exact number o speakers o Somali is unkent. Ane source estimates that there are 7.78 million speakers o Somali in Somalie itself (includin Somaliland) an 12.65 million speakers globally.<ref name=ETHNOLOGUE-SOMALIA>[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=som Ethnologue: Somalia] Ethnologue.com</ref> A population estimate made bi the Dutch Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht puts the Somali population somewhaur atween 10 an 15 million.<ref name=SOMALIA-HISTORICAL-DEMOGRAPHICAL-DATA>[http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Africa/somaliac.htm SOMALIA historical demographic data of the whole country] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502175103/http://www.library.uu.nl/wesp/populstat/Africa/somaliac.htm |date=2006-05-02 }} Universiteitsbibliotheek Utrecht</ref> Combined wi a lairge internaitional expatriate community, it is difficult tae get a specific number o Somali speakers, but somewhaur atween 10 an 16 million warldwide seems a reasonable estimate. Accordin tae Gordon (2005), approximately 13 million fowk speak Somali, but upwards o 25 million individuals are commonly estimatit tae speak the leid.[http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?LangID=202&menu=004] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230115340/http://www.lmp.ucla.edu/Profile.aspx?menu=004&LangID=202 |date=2010-12-30 }}

== References ==
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[[Category:Agglutinative leids]]
[[Category:Afro-Asiatic leids]]
[[Category:Cushitic leids]]
[[Category:East Cushitic leids]]
[[Category:Leids o Somalie]]
[[Category:Leids o Ethiopie]]
[[Category:Somali leid| ]]