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This marked the initial decline of the use of Italian in Somalia. However, Italian is still widely spoken by the elderly, the educated, and by the governmental officials of Somalia. Prior to the Somali civil war, Mogadishu still had an Italian-language school, but was later destroyed by the conflict. [25]
In 1892, the Italian explorer Luigi Robecchi Bricchetti for the first time labeled as Somalia the region in the Horn of Africa referred to as Benadir.The area was at the time under the joint control of the Somali Geledi Sultanate (who, also holding sway over the Shebelle region in the interior, was at the height of its power) and the Omani Sultan of Zanzibar.
Today, Italian is the third most spoken language in the country after Albanian and Greek. The Italian language is well-known and studied in Albania, [66] another non-EU member, due to its historical ties and geographical proximity to Italy and to the diffusion of Italian television in the country. [67]
Central Somali (also grouped as Digil and Maay) is spoken in the inter-riverine regions of Somalia by the Digil and Mirifle clans, collectively known as the Rahanweyn Somalis. [6] They are most often described as dialects [ 6 ] whilst others regard them as being divergent from Somali as Spanish is to Portuguese . [ 13 ]
There are 225 dioceses in the Italian Catholic Church, see further in this article and in the article List of the Roman Catholic dioceses in Italy. Even though by law Vatican City is not part of Italy, it is in Rome, and along with Latin, Italian is the most spoken and second language of the Roman Curia. [111]
These include Arabic, Swahili, Amharic, Oromo, Igbo, Somali, Hausa, Manding, Fulani and Yoruba, which are spoken as a second (or non-first) language by millions of people. Although many African languages are used on the radio, in newspapers and in primary-school education, and some of the larger ones are considered national languages , only a ...
Italian was also introduced to Somalia through colonialism and was the sole official language of administration and education during the colonial period but fell out of use after government, educational and economic infrastructure were destroyed in the Somali Civil War. Italian language in the United States. Italian is also spoken by large ...
Pages in category "Languages of Somalia" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...