Somalis (Somali: Soomaali, Arabic: ) are an ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa (Somali Peninsula). The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. They are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Ethnic Somalis number around 16-20 million and are principally concentrated in Somalia (around 12.3 million), Ethiopia (4.6 million), Kenya (2.4 million), and Djibouti (464,600), with many also residing in parts of the Middle East, North America and Europe.

Irir Samaale, the oldest common ancestor of several Somali clans, is generally regarded as the source of the ethnonym Somali. The name "Somali" is, in turn, held to be derived from the words soo and maal, which together mean "go and milk" a reference to the ubiquitous pastoralism of the Somali people. Another plausible etymology proposes that the term Somali is derived from the Arabic for "wealthy" (dhawamaal), again referring to Somali riches in livestock.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. Where do the people live?
2. What are they known as?
3. Do they all talk very differently?
4. What dialect do the mostly use?
5. What is that related to?
6. Which extension of that?
7. What is thought of as the origin?
8. How many terms make up the origin of Somali?
9. And they are?
10. And they stand for?
11. What does that refer to?
12. Is the pastoral rare?
13. Is there another possible origin to the main word?
14. What is it?
15. Meaning what?
16. Meaning rich with money?
17. Then what?
18. How many folks of this ethnicity are there?
19. Where are most of them?
20. How many are there?

Numbered answers:
1. the Horn of Africa
2. Somalis
3. no
4. Somali
5. Afro-Asiatic family
6. the Cushitic branch
7. Irir Samaale
8. Two
9. soo and maal
10. "go and milk"
11. pastoralism
12. no
13. yes
14. dhawamaal
15. "wealthy"
16. no
17. livestock
18. around 16-20 million
19. Somalia
20. around 12.3 million