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Federal Republic of Somalia

Somalia

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.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    16,360,000

    people

    10

    living languages

    38%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 1
    2. 4
    3. 5
    4. 0

Somalia has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.