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Federal Republic of Somalia
Somalia
Summary
Somalia is a country in Africa that is home to 16,360,000 people. It is also home to 10 living indigenous languages. One of these, Somali, is the official language of the country. In addition, 3 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. In formal education, 1 indigenous language is used as a language of instruction.
At a Glance
Languages
Families
Afro-Asiatic (8) Niger-Congo (2)
Language Policy Conventions
Somalia has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.