People Groups Lists Language:  Somali

Language:  Somali

Population of Groups Speaking

24,468,000

People Groups Speaking as Primary Language

29

Scripture Status

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Photo People Group ▲ Country Country
Population		 Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Madhiban Kenya 2,600 9,900 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Madhiban Somalia 7,300 9,900 ● Ethnic Religions ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Australia 15,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Belgium 1,400 24,095,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % 1
Somali Canada 101,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.07 % 0.07 % 2
Somali Denmark 21,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Eritrea 1,800 24,095,000 Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Finland 22,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Italy 5,300 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Malta 1,100 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Netherlands 3,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Ethiopia 7,464,000 24,095,000 Islam ● 0.14 % 0.03 % 149
Somali Kenya 2,540,000 24,095,000 ● Islam ● 0.11 % 0.09 % 51
Somali Norway 44,000 24,095,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.10 % 1
Somali New Zealand 1,700 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Saudi Arabia 73,000 24,095,000 Islam ● 0.33 % 0.00 % 1
Somali South Africa 24,000 24,095,000 Islam ● 0.50 % 0.40 % 1
Somali Sudan 1,900 24,095,000 Islam ● 1.00 % 1.00 % 1
Somali Sweden 46,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Tanzania 70,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali United Kingdom 59,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali Somalia 12,430,000 24,095,000 ● Islam ● 0.30 % 0.01 % 249
Somali United States 184,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 4
Somali Yemen 457,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.03 % 9
Somali Ajuran Kenya 238,000 238,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.10 % 0.08 % 5
Somali, Garre Ethiopia 58,000 58,000 Islam ● 0.26 % 0.26 % 1
Somali, Issa United Arab Emirates 42,000 24,095,000 Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Somali, Issa Djibouti 487,000 24,095,000 ● Islam ● 0.20 % 0.12 % 10
Wardei Kenya 67,000 67,000 ● Islam ● 10.00 % 1.00 % -
  Totals:  29           28 ●     499
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Photo People Group ▲ Country Population Global
Population		 Indigenous Primary Religion Progress
Scale		 % Christian
Adherent		 %
Evangelical		 Est. Workers
Needed *
Ajuran Kenya 190,000 190,000 ● Islam ● 0.40 % 0.30 % 4
Dabarre Somalia 34,000 34,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 1
Garre Somalia 117,000 904,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.00 % 0.00 % 2
Mushunguli Somalia 34,000 34,000 ● Islam ● 1.00 % 0.20 % 1
Oromo, Garre Kenya 787,000 904,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.02 % 0.01 % 16
Rahanweyn Somalia 2,075,000 2,075,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.01 % 0.00 % 42
Somali Bantu Kenya 113,000 963,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % 2
Somali Bantu Somalia 792,000 963,000 ● Islam ☀ 0.05 % 0.05 % 16
  Totals:  8           8 ●     84
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Item Value
Status
Living
Ethnologue Code som
Written Yes
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Language Alternate Names
Af-Ashraaf (Ashraaf)
Afka Soomaaliga
Af-Maxaad Tiri
Af-Soomaali
Ashraaf
Common Somali
Issa
Somalie
Soomaaliga
Standard Somali
Uardai
Wadai
Warday
Wardei

Dialects
Af-Ashraaf
Benaadir
Degodia
Northern Somali
Ogaden

Dialect Alternate Names
Ashraaf
Somali: Af-ashraaf
Somali: Degodia
Somali: Ogaden

Translation Year / Status
Bible Portions 1915-1935
New Testament 1972-1976
Complete Bible 1979-2008

Possible Print Bibles
Amazon
Forum Bible Agencies
National Bible Societies
World Bible Finder
World Bibles

Online / Mobile App Bibles
Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing)
Bible.com (YouVersion)
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