Language: Somali Find language
Population of Groups Speaking
20,358,000
People Group's Primary Language
27
Bible Status
Audio Bible
Jesus Film
Gospel Recordings
| Photo | People Group ▲ | Country | Population | Progress Scale |
Language Rank |
Primary Religion | % Professing Christian |
% Evangelical |
Indigenous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Ajuran | Kenya | 67,000 | 1 ● | Secondary | Islam | 0.40 % | 0.30 % | ● |
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Dabarre | Somalia | 30,000 | 1 ● | Secondary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Garre | Ethiopia | 11,000 | 1 ● | Secondary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Garre | Kenya | 823,000 | 1 ● | Secondary | Islam | 0.02 % | 0.01 % | ● |
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Garre | Somalia | 83,000 | 1 ● | Secondary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Midgan | Kenya | 2,300 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Midgan | Somalia | 5,100 | 1 ● | Primary | Ethnic Religions | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Mushunguli | Somalia | 31,000 | 1 ● | Secondary | Islam | 1.00 % | 0.20 % | ● |
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Rahanweyn | Somalia | 2,126,000 | 1 ● | Secondary | Islam | 0.01 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Somali | Belgium | 1,400 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 1.00 % | 1.00 % | |
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Somali | Canada | 39,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.07 % | 0.07 % | |
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Somali | Denmark | 10,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Somali | Eritrea | 4,500 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.33 % | 0.00 % | |
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Somali | Ethiopia | 6,740,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.14 % | 0.03 % | |
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Somali | Finland | 7,600 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Somali | Italy | 5,200 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Somali | Kenya | 2,770,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.04 % | 0.03 % | |
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Somali | Malta | 1,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Somali | Netherlands | 3,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Somali | Norway | 38,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.10 % | |
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Somali | New Zealand | 1,600 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.00 % | 0.00 % | |
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Somali | Saudi Arabia | 68,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.33 % | 0.00 % | |
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Somali | South Africa | 22,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.50 % | 0.40 % | |
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Somali | Somalia | 8,363,000 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 0.30 % | 0.00 % | ● |
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Somali | Sudan | 1,800 | 1 ● | Primary | Islam | 1.00 % | 1.00 % | |
| Totals: 34 | 33 ● | 27 (P) : 7 (S) |
| Item | Code |
|---|---|
| Status | |
| Ethnologue Code | som |
| Written | Yes |
| Linguist List | |
| Language Archives |
| Language Alternate Names |
|---|
| Af-Ashraaf (Ashraaf) |
| Af-Maxaad Tiri |
| Af-Soomaali |
| Ashraaf |
| Common Somali |
| Issa |
| Soomaaliga |
| Standard Somali |
| Uardai |
| Wadai |
| Warday |
| Wardei |
| Dialects |
|---|
| Af-Ashraaf |
| Benaadir |
| Degodia |
| Northern Somali |
| Ogaden |
| Dialect Alternate Names |
|---|
| Ashraaf |
| Translation | Year / Status |
|---|---|
| Bible Portions | 1915-1935 |
| New Testament | 1972-1976 |
| Complete Bible | 1979 |
| Online / Mobile App Bibles |
|---|
| Bible.is (Faith Comes By Hearing) |
| Bible.com (YouVersion) |
| Possible Print Bibles |
|---|
| Amazon |
| Forum of Bible Agencies |
| Gospel Go |
| World Bible Finder |
| World Bibles |
| Resource ▲ | Link |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | I Against My Brother (Indigitube.tv) |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Somali |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Prophets Story (Indigitube.tv) |
| General | Four Spiritual Laws |
| General | Got Questions Ministry |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Kitaabka Quduuska Ah |
| Text / Printed Matter | Bible: Somali Bible |
| Text / Printed Matter | World Missionary Press Booklets |