# Somalia
## English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /səˈmɑːliə/
* Audio (UK):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑːliə

### Proper noun

Somalia
* A country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa. Official name: Federal Republic of Somalia. Capital: Mogadishu.

#### Hypernyms

* Subsahara

#### Hyponyms

* Jubaland
* Puntland

#### Coordinate terms

* Countries of the world

#### Derived terms

* Somalian

#### Related terms

* Somali
* Somaliland

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: ソマリア (Somaria)

#### Translations
### See also

* Algeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Cameroon
* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
* Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
* Democratic Republic of the Congo
* Djibouti
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Eritrea
* Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republic of the Congo
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Western Sahara
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Somalia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* Alaimos

## Central Huasteca Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Somalia
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

## Central Nahuatl
### Proper noun

Somalia
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Somali Soomaaliya.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsomɑliɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞mɑ̝ˌliɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iɑ
* Hyphenation: So‧ma‧lia

### Proper noun

Somalia
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Somalia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Somaliani
accusative
nom.
Somaliani
gen.
Somaliani
genitive
Somaliani
partitive
Somaliaani
inessive
Somaliassani
elative
Somaliastani
illative
Somaliaani
adessive
Somaliallani
ablative
Somalialtani
allative
Somalialleni
essive
Somalianani
translative
Somaliakseni
abessive
Somaliattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Somaliasi
accusative
nom.
Somaliasi
gen.
Somaliasi
genitive
Somaliasi
partitive
Somaliaasi
inessive
Somaliassasi
elative
Somaliastasi
illative
Somaliaasi
adessive
Somaliallasi
ablative
Somalialtasi
allative
Somaliallesi
essive
Somalianasi
translative
Somaliaksesi
abessive
Somaliattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Somaliamme
accusative
nom.
Somaliamme
gen.
Somaliamme
genitive
Somaliamme
partitive
Somaliaamme
inessive
Somaliassamme
elative
Somaliastamme
illative
Somaliaamme
adessive
Somaliallamme
ablative
Somalialtamme
allative
Somaliallemme
essive
Somalianamme
translative
Somaliaksemme
abessive
Somaliattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Somalianne
accusative
nom.
Somalianne
gen.
Somalianne
genitive
Somalianne
partitive
Somaliaanne
inessive
Somaliassanne
elative
Somaliastanne
illative
Somaliaanne
adessive
Somaliallanne
ablative
Somalialtanne
allative
Somaliallenne
essive
Somaliananne
translative
Somaliaksenne
abessive
Somaliattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Somaliansa
accusative
nom.
Somaliansa
gen.
Somaliansa
genitive
Somaliansa
partitive
Somaliaansa
inessive
Somaliassaan Somaliassansa
elative
Somaliastaan Somaliastansa
illative
Somaliaansa
adessive
Somaliallaan Somaliallansa
ablative
Somalialtaan Somalialtansa
allative
Somalialleen Somaliallensa
essive
Somalianaan Somalianansa
translative
Somaliakseen Somaliaksensa
abessive
Somaliattaan Somaliattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* somalialainen
* somaliangundi
* somalianstrutsi

### Anagrams

* salamoi

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Somalia n (proper noun, genitive Somalias or (optionally with an article) Somalia)
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Somalia-Schilling
* Somalier
** Somalierin
* somalisch

### See also

* Ägypten
* Algerien
* Angola
* Äquatorialguinea
* Äthiopien
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Demokratische Republik Kongo
* Dschibuti
* Elfenbeinküste
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Gabun
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea
* Guinea-Bissau
* Kamerun
* Kap Verde
* Kenia
* Komoren
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libyen
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokko
* Mauretanien
* Mauritius
* Mosambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Republik Kongo
* Ruanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Seychellen
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Südafrika
* Sudan
* Südsudan
* São Tomé und Príncipe
* Tansania
* Togo
* Tschad
* Tunesien
* Uganda
* Zentralafrikanische Republik

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soˈma.lja/
* Rhymes: -alja
* Hyphenation: So‧mà‧lia

### Proper noun

Somalia f
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Derived terms

* somalo

### Anagrams

* maliosa, salamoi, saliamo

## Latin
### Proper noun

Sōmālia f sg (genitive Sōmāliae); first declension
* (New Latin) Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Proper noun

Somalia
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Related terms

* somalier
* somalisk

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Proper noun

Somalia
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Related terms

* somaliar
* somalisk

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɔˈma.lja/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -alja
* Syllabification: So‧ma‧lia

### Proper noun

Somalia f (related adjective somalijski)
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Derived terms

* Somalijczyk
* Somalijka

### See also

* Algieria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Czad
* Demokratyczna Republika Konga
* Dżibuti
* Egipt
* Erytrea
* Eswatini
* Etiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gwinea
* Gwinea Bissau
* Gwinea Równikowa
* Kamerun
* Kenia
* Komory
* Kongo
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagaskar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Maroko
* Mauretania
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Południowa Afryka
* Republika Środkowoafrykańska
* Republika Zielonego Przylądka
* Rwanda
* Sahara Zachodnia
* Senegal
* Seszele
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Południowy
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunezja
* Uganda
* Wybrzeże Kości Słoniowej
* Wyspy Świętego Tomasza i Książęca
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

### Further reading

* Somalia in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Somalia f
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soˈmalja/ [soˈma.lja]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -alja
* Syllabification: So‧ma‧lia

### Proper noun

Somalia f
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Related terms

* somalí

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Somalia
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

### See also

* Afrika Kusini
* Algeria ~ Aljeria
* Angola
* Benin
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Cabo Verde
* Chad ~ Chadi
* Cote d'Ivoire ~ Kodivaa
* Eritrea
* Ethiopia, Uhabeshi ~ Habeshi
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Guinea Bisau ~ Guinea-Bisau ~ Ginebisau
* Guinea ya Ikweta ~ Ginekweta
* Guinea ~ Gine ~ Gini
* Jamhuri ya Afrika ya Kati
* Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo, Kongo-Kinshasa
* Jamhuri ya Kongo, Kongo-Brazzaville
* Jibuti ~ Djibouti
* Kamerun ~ Cameroon ~ Kameruni
* Kenya
* Komori, Visiwa vya Ngazija
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagaska, Bukini
* Malawi, Unyasa
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mayotte
* Misri, Umisri
* Morisi
* Moroko ~ Maroko
* Msumbiji, Mozambik
* Mtakatifu Helena
* Namibia
* Niger ~ Nijeri
* Nigeria ~ Nijeria ~ Naijeria
* Rwanda ~ Ruanda
* Réunion
* Sahara ya Magharibi
* Sao Tome na Principe
* Senegal ~ Senegali
* Shelisheli
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* Sudan
* Sudan Kusini
* Tanzania
* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Uswazi, Swaziland
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Swedish
### Proper noun

Somalia n (genitive Somalias)
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Derived terms

* somalier
* somalisk
* somaliska

### Further reading

* Somalia in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* Utrikes namnbok (12th ed., 2024)
* Svensk MeSH

## Welsh
### Proper noun

Somalia f (not mutable)
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)

#### Related terms

* Somaliad (“Somali”, noun)
* Somaliaidd (“Somali”, adjective)

### See also

* Angola
* Algeria
* Benin
* Botswana
* Bwrcina Ffaso
* Bwrwndi
* Cabo Verde
* Camerŵn
* Cenia
* De Affrica
* De Swdan
* Eritrea
* Eswatini
* Ethiopia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghana
* Gini
* Gini Bisaw
* Gini Gyhydeddol
* Gorllewin Sahara
* Gweriniaeth Canolbarth Affrica
* Gweriniaeth Ddemocrataidd y Congo
* Gweriniaeth y Congo
* Jibwti
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libia
* Madagasgar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mawrisiws
* Mawritania
* Moroco
* Mosambic
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* Sambia
* Senegal
* Sierra Leone
* Simbabwe
* Somalia
* Swdan
* São Tomé a Príncipe
* Tansania
* Tiwnisia
* Togo
* Tsiad
* Wganda
* y Comoros
* y Seychelles
* y Traeth Ifori
* yr Aifft

### References

* Griffiths, Bruce, Glyn Jones, Dafydd (1995) Geiriadur yr Academi: The Welsh Academy English–Welsh Dictionary‎, Cardiff: University of Wales Press, →ISBN

## Yoruba
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Somalia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sò.má.lí.à/

### Proper noun

Sòmálíà
* Somalia (a country in East Africa, in the Horn of Africa)