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My edit a few days ago that I did not clarify--sorry, it was a conversion to Wikipedia:WikiProject Language Template and in the process deleted some irrelevant info. Sorry for scaring you people. Wikiacc 22:33, 17 Jan 2005 (UTC)
I just reverted a recent edit to this article. The edit was not so much incorrect as it was unclear. One assertion was that Somali is the most widely spoken language in East Africa. The numbers don't support this, and I wonder if the editor meant that it is the most widely spoken in a geographical sense (i.e. the most widespread language). If so, this is certainly notable, though a reference would be useful.
I'm also wondering about Somali as an official language. According to the Somalia article it is indeed the official language of Somalia (inasmuch as this may be "officiated"). But the Djibouti article says the official languages are Arabic and French, which is curious since the two main ethnic groups are Somali and Afar (the latter of which also has its own language). The Ethiopia article still says the official language is Amharic. I'm pretty certain that there are now multiple official languages. I assume Somali is one of these but don't know for certain. And according to the Kenya article, the official languages are English and Swahili. If we can sort all this out regarding Somali's official status, it would be helpful to update all of these articles at once. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 5 July 2005 19:23 (UTC)
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In this entry, it says Radio Mogadaishu Broadcasted in Somali language in 1943, this is incorrect as Radio Mogashue was established in 1951. https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/world/africa/30mogadishu.html
The first radio to broadcast in the Somali language was Radio Hargeisa which was established in 1941
http://bdxc.org.uk/hargeisa.pdf Ymohamed1960 ( talk) 13:53, 20 August 2023 (UTC)
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There's a /d/ written in the post-alveolar column, but it's refered to as /ɖ/ later. It's written /ɖ/ in Somali phonology Whitelisted7 ( talk) 12:39, 10 December 2023 (UTC)
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It says that Somali is the official language in Ethiopia which is completely WRONG. The official language of Ethiopia is Amharic and I would like to have that changed. 2601:C4:CB00:4670:355D:5119:3982:A914 ( talk) 17:26, 17 February 2024 (UTC)