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ISO 639-3: som

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Af-Ashraaf, Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Ashraaf, Benaadir, Common Somali, Degodia, Northern Somali, Ogaden, Soomaaliga, Standard Somali, Wardei

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Primary texts

  1. ONLINESomali Bible. The Long Now Foundation. 1979. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_som_gen-1

Lexical resources

  1. ONLINECrúbadán language data for Somali. Kevin Scannell. 2018. The Crúbadán Project. oai:crubadan.org:so
  2. Colloquial Somali : a complete language course. Orwin, Martin, 1963-. 1995. The Colloquial series. oai:gial.edu:17302
  3. English-Somali Somali-English dictionary = Ingirisi-Soomaali qaamuus Soomaali-Ingirisi : approximately 10,000 words with meanings from Somalian to English and English to Somali. Korshel, Mohamud. 1994. New Delhi : Star Publications. oai:gial.edu:2690
  4. ONLINESomali Swadesh List. n.a. n.d. The Rosetta Project: A Long Now Foundation Library of Human Language. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_som_swadesh-1

Language descriptions

  1. Colloquial Somali : a complete language course. Orwin, Martin, 1963-. 1995. The Colloquial series. oai:gial.edu:17302
  2. The problems of vowel representation in the Isaaq dialect of Somali. Andrzejewski, B. W. 1955. [London : School of oriental and African studies]. oai:gial.edu:28371
  3. Afroasiatic linguistics : volume seven. Sasse, Hans-Jürgen, 1943-; Malisdorf, Zafrira; Antinucci, Francesco; Pugielli, Annamaria; Bolozky, Shmuel; Devens, Monica S; Loprieno, Antonio; Barkai, Malachi. n.d. Monographic journals of the Near East. Afroasiatic linguistics, 0362-3637 ; v. 7, issues 1-6. oai:gial.edu:301
  4. ONLINEGlottolog 5.0 Resources for Somali. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:glottolog.org:soma1255
  5. ONLINEPHOIBLE 2.0 phonemic inventories for Somali. n.a. 2019. Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History. oai:phoible.org:soma1255
  6. ONLINELanguage use in Northern Africa. Wedekind, Klaus. 2011. SIL International. oai:sil.org:58789
  7. ONLINEWALS Online Resources for Somali. n.a. 2024. Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. oai:wals.info:som

Other resources about the language

  1. ONLINEDai tratti ai parametri: introduzione all'analisi strumentale della lingua somala. Farnetani, E. 1981. Studi Somali 1: Fonologia e lessico. oai:refdb.wals.info:250
  2. ONLINEL'accento tonale in somalo. Hyman, Larry M. 1981. Studi Somali I: Fonologia e Lessico. oai:refdb.wals.info:392
  3. ONLINESomali Phonology. Puglielli, Annarita. 1997. Phonologies of Asia and Africa 1. oai:refdb.wals.info:1139
  4. ONLINENotes on the Somali Language. Kirk, J. W. C. 1903. Gregg International Publishers Ltd. oai:refdb.wals.info:2478
  5. ONLINEA Grammar of the Somali Language. Kirk, J. W. C. 1905. Gregg International Publishers Ltd. oai:refdb.wals.info:2479
  6. ONLINESomali Reference Grammar. Saeed, John I. 1987. Dunwoody Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:2709
  7. ONLINEReferenzgrammatik des Somali. Berchem, Jörg. 1991. Omimee. oai:refdb.wals.info:3304
  8. ONLINESomali. Saeed, John I. 1999. John Benjamins. oai:refdb.wals.info:3562
  9. ONLINELehrbuch des Somali. El-Solami-Mewis, Catherine. 1987. Verlag Enzyklopädie. oai:refdb.wals.info:3879
  10. ONLINEDer Ausdruck der Possessivität im Somali. Serzisko, Fritz. 1984. Narr. oai:refdb.wals.info:4234
  11. ONLINESovremennyj somalijskij jazyk. Dubnova, Elena Z. 1990. Nauka. oai:refdb.wals.info:4544
  12. ONLINEThe Somali language. Bell, C. R. V. 1953. Longman, Green & Co. oai:refdb.wals.info:5137
  13. ONLINELes langages de l'humanité: une encyclopédie des 3000 langues parlées dans le monde. Malherbe, Michael; Rosenberg, S. 1996. Laffont. oai:refdb.wals.info:5673
  14. Afroasiatic linguistics : volume eight. Sim, Ronald James; Oomen, Antoinette; Saeed, John I; Gordon, Amnon. 1981. Malibu, Calif. : Undena Publications. oai:gial.edu:302
  15. The phonetic structure of Somali. Armstrong, Lilias Eveline, d. 1937. 1934. Ridgewood, N.J. : Gregg Press. oai:gial.edu:10581
  16. The phonetic structure of Somali. Armstrong, Lilias Eveline, d. 1937. 1934. Mitteilungen des Seminars für Orientalishe Sprachen an der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin ; Jahrg. 37, Abt. 3. oai:gial.edu:14324
  17. Accentual patterns in verbal forms in the Isaaq dialect of Somali. Andrzejewski, B. W. 1956. [London : School of oriental and African studies]. oai:gial.edu:28370
  18. Reading in Somali : an elementary cultural reader : [final report]. Pia, J. J. 1969. [Syracuse, N.Y.] : Syracuse University ; [Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of Education, Institute of International Studies. oai:gial.edu:7521
  19. The syntax of focus & topic in Somali. Saeed, John I. 1984. Kuschitische Sprachstudien ; Bd. 3. oai:gial.edu:8732
  20. Surrey Syncretisms Database. Baerman, Matthew; Brown, Dunstan; Corbett, Greville. 2002. University of Surrey. oai:surrey.smg.surrey.ac.uk:syncretism
  21. ONLINESomali: a language of Somalia. n.a. 2018. SIL International. oai:ethnologue.com:som
  22. ONLINELINGUIST List Resources for Somali. Damir Cavar, eLinguistics Foundation Board Member (editor); Malgorzata E. Cavar, Director of Linguist List (editor). 2022-05-31. The LINGUIST List (www.linguistlist.org). oai:linguistlist.org:lang_som
  23. ONLINEBaaqa Caalamiga Ee Xuq Wqda Aadnaha. The Long Now Foundation. 1998. Diffusion Multilingue des Droits de l'Homme, France, in cooperation with l'Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_som_undec-1
  24. ONLINEHeleya : chant de travail. Gabbai : chant de pari / Mahamoud Esma, Roble Hoche et Kihien Ebrahim, chant. Face 1. Philippe Stern (1895-1979) (compiler). 1931. Musée de la parole et du geste. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-20099263-6f23-3cd3-89fc-e87ceb6e3d9d
  25. ONLINEHeleya : chant de travail. Gabbai : chant de pari / Mahamoud Esma, Roble Hoche et Kihien Ebrahim, chant. Face 2. Philippe Stern (1895-1979) (compiler). 1931. Musée de la parole et du geste. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-4df521e1-a34b-3963-978c-06d93dcfefbb
  26. ONLINERécit d'une expédition guérrière / Diriye Mohammed, voix. Récit de la vie nomade : dialogue ; Aden Djama et Diriye Mohammed, voix. Face 1. Philippe Stern (1895-1979) (compiler). 1931. Musée de la parole et du geste. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-b71f6b55-45f2-3514-89b5-36db4da62bde
  27. ONLINERécit d'une expédition guérrière / Diriye Mohammed, voix. Récit de la vie nomade : dialogue ; Aden Djama et Diriye Mohammed, voix. Face 2. Philippe Stern (1895-1979) (compiler). 1931. Musée de la parole et du geste. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-5c32cfbe-87fa-3cde-a3ab-57983b39706c
  28. ONLINEGuelabiessi : chant pour faire boire les chameaux. Maress : chant de chamelier / Mahamoud Esma, Roble Hoche, Kihien Ebrahim, chant. Face 1. Philippe Stern (1895-1979) (compiler). 1931. Musée de la parole et du geste. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-440b4145-ecaf-381c-a18c-996dfb5ce993
  29. ONLINEGuelabiessi : chant pour faire boire les chameaux. Maress : chant de chamelier / Mahamoud Esma, Roble Hoche, Kihien Ebrahim, chant. Face 2. Philippe Stern (1895-1979) (compiler). 1931. Musée de la parole et du geste. oai:crdo.vjf.cnrs.fr:cocoon-5e813548-3071-3102-af37-110efc8be772

Other resources in the language

  1. ONLINEC4Corpus (CC-BY part). Gurevych, Iryna; Habernal, Ivan; Zayed, Omnia. 2017. Technische Universität Darmstadt. oai:lindat.mff.cuni.cz:11372/LRT-2203
  2. ONLINEC4Corpus (CC BY-NC part). Gurevych, Iryna; Habernal, Ivan; Zayed, Omnia. 2017. Technische Universität Darmstadt. oai:lindat.mff.cuni.cz:11372/LRT-2204
  3. ONLINEC4Corpus (CC BY-NC-ND part). Gurevych, Iryna; Habernal, Ivan; Zayed, Omnia. 2017. Technische Universität Darmstadt. oai:lindat.mff.cuni.cz:11372/LRT-2205
  4. ONLINEC4Corpus (CC BY-NC-SA part). Gurevych, Iryna; Habernal, Ivan; Zayed, Omnia. 2017. Technische Universität Darmstadt. oai:lindat.mff.cuni.cz:11372/LRT-2206
  5. ONLINEC4Corpus (CC BY-ND part). Gurevych, Iryna; Habernal, Ivan; Zayed, Omnia. 2017. Technische Universität Darmstadt. oai:lindat.mff.cuni.cz:11372/LRT-2207
  6. ONLINEC4Corpus (CC BY-SA part). Gurevych, Iryna; Habernal, Ivan; Zayed, Omnia. 2017. Technische Universität Darmstadt. oai:lindat.mff.cuni.cz:11372/LRT-2208
  7. ONLINEC4Corpus (publicdomain part). Gurevych, Iryna; Habernal, Ivan; Zayed, Omnia. 2017. Technische Universität Darmstadt. oai:lindat.mff.cuni.cz:11372/LRT-2209
  8. ONLINESomali Web Corpus. Suchomel, Vít; Rychlý, Pavel. 2018. Masaryk University, NLP Centre. oai:lindat.mff.cuni.cz:11234/1-2591
  9. ONLINEPlaintext Wikipedia dump 2018. Rosa, Rudolf. 2018. Charles University, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Institute of Formal and Applied Linguistics (UFAL). oai:lindat.mff.cuni.cz:11234/1-2735
  10. ONLINELORELEI Somali Representative Language Pack - Monolingual and Parallel Text. Tracey, Jennifer; Graff, David; Strassel, Stephanie; Ma, Xiaoyi; Wright, Jonathan. 2018. Linguistic Data Consortium. oai:www.ldc.upenn.edu:LDC2018T11
  11. ONLINEMATERIAL Somali-English Language Pack. Abdi, Zeinab; Ali, Zahra; Bills, Aric; Bishop, Judith; Boyle, Anne; Chouder, Sarra; Clair, Nathaniel; Conners, Tom; Corey, Cassian; Dubinski, Eyal; Ellis, Corinna; Fernando, Jess; Gibby, Paul; Abdi, Farah H; Hammond, Simon; Hubert, Maxime; Kaiser-Schatzlein, Alice; Kazi, Michael; Lam, Julie; Lazar, Rosie; Le, Hanh; Levot, Michael; Malyska, Nicolas; Melot, Jennifer; Mensch, Alyssa; Omar, Abdulkadir Arale; Paget, Shelley; Richardson, Frederick; Rubino, Carl; Samko, Bern; Sanders, Gregory; Soh, Stephanie; Strahan, Tania E.; Taylor, Jonathan; Thompson, Brian; Tong, Audrey; Tong, Richard; Yelle, Julie; Yu, Jennifer; Zavorin, Ilya. 2024. Linguistic Data Consortium. oai:www.ldc.upenn.edu:LDC2024S10

Other known names and dialect names: Af-Ashraaf, Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Ashraaf, Benaadir, Common Somali, Degodia, Northern Somali, Ogaden, Soomaaliga, Standard Somali, Wardei

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