واقع اللـغة العربية فـي الصـومال- دراسـة تاريخـية وصـفيـة

Abstract

The relationship between Arab people and Somali people was a strong and comprehensive relationship in different aspects of life. The Arab impact and influence in each of these aspects is clear if you look at the language, or habits, customs or traditions, or literature, and arts or the religion. Also, in the culture generally we find a permanent and clear effect. It is also multifaceted where Somalia has become an integral part of the Arab nation.

The follower of the history of Somali people finds that the Arabic language is deeply rooted in its history, and that the Islamic and Arab heritage had overlapped in Somaliland. The Somali people used the Arabic language in the past as a means of correspondence and commercial transactions, documenting contracts, and other religious and worldly transactions, also in studies where the language of teaching in schools and centers was Arabic L before the invention of the alphabet letters for Somali language and even after the invention. The Arabic Language was a means of spreading religious sciences among members of the Somali society, and this effect is still preserved in ancient manuscripts.

عميد كلية الآداب والدراسات الاجتماعية بجامعة السميط ونائب مدير مركز البحوث والنشر والاستشارة بالجامعة.

The Arabic Language is considered to be the second language in Somalia according to the constitution, since the country gained its independence in 1960