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26 November, 2006

SOMALIS — THEIR HISTORY AND CULTURE REFUGEE FACT SHEET NO.9
CONTENTS PREFACE INTRODUCTION PEOPLE LAND ECONOMY HISTORY SOCIETY LITERACY EDUCATION ENGLISH VALUES RELIGION ART FOOD FESTIVITIES NAMES SOMALI LANGUAGE EXPRESSIONS VOCABULARY SOUND GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY ORDER A PRINT COPY




Contents
IntroductionThe Somali People

The LandThe Economy

History Colonial Occupation Independence

The Revolutionary Regime

Opposition to Siyaad Barre

Civil War

Social Structure and Gender Roles

Language and LiteracyEducation

Knowledge of English

ValuesReligion

Art, Poetry, and Song

Food and Dress

Festivities

Names Cushitic Names Arabic Names

The Somali Language

The Sound System and Pronunciation

The Grammatical System

The Importance of Proverbs

The Writing System

Some Basic Somali Expressions

Some Basic Somali Vocabulary

The Somali Sounds

GlossaryBibliography

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