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Language profiles in Manchester<\/h2>\n

Select a language from the menu below to see its profile.<\/p>\n

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Somali<\/h1>\n

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Language<\/strong><\/td>\nSomali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Language name transliterated<\/strong><\/td>\nAfsoomaali<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution<\/strong><\/td>\nSomalia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Estimated number of speakers worldwide<\/strong><\/td>\n15m (total)<\/p>\n

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Language classification<\/strong><\/td>\nAfro-Asiatic; Cushitic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Related to which languages<\/strong><\/td>\nAfar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distinctive features in sounds<\/strong><\/td>\nPharyngeal sounds (pronounced by moving the tongue base against the back of the throat)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distinctive features in grammar<\/strong><\/td>\nInflection templates (represent different forms of words); an agglutinative language (formation of complex words by combining whole morphemes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Writing system<\/strong><\/td>\nSomali Latin script<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distinctive graphemes<\/strong><\/td>\nkh, sh, dh, \u02c8, uu, aa, oo, ee, ii<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Status<\/strong><\/td>\nOfficial language in Somalia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of persons identifying as \u201cmain language\u201d in England & Wales (Census 2011)<\/strong><\/td>\n85,918<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of persons identifying as \u201cmain language\u201d in Greater Manchester (Census 2011)<\/strong><\/td>\n3,868<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of persons identifying as \u201cmain language\u201d in City of Manchester (Census (Census 2011)<\/strong><\/td>\n2,958<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of persons identifying as \u201cmain language\u201d in Greater Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011)<\/strong><\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of persons identifying as \u201cmain language\u201d in City of Manchester as percentage of total in England & Wales (Census 2011)<\/strong><\/td>\n3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Proficiency in English, self-reported\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>in City of Manchester (Census 2011)*<\/strong><\/td>\nCan speak English very well (40%), Can speak English well (36%), Cannot speak English well (20%), Cannot speak English (4%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution in City of Manchester (Census 2011)<\/strong><\/td>\nWithington (1233), Hulme (277), Crumpsall (252), Northenden (143), Chorlton (122)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution in Greater Manchester (Census 2011)<\/strong><\/td>\nBolton (492), Trafford (217), Salford (94)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
First language of pupils in Manchester schools (2015)<\/strong><\/td>\n21,126<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Distribution in City of Manchester schools (2015)<\/strong><\/td>\nClaremont Primary (239), Trinity Church of England High School (166), Webster Primary School (152), St. Mary\u2019s C.E. Primary, Moss Side (149), Manchester Academy (145)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total interpreter requests in Manchester\u2019s GP practices (2014\/2015)<\/strong><\/td>\n819<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Library loans (2012\/2013)<\/strong><\/td>\n189<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Library acquisitions (2012\/2013)<\/strong><\/td>\n102<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M-4 interpreter requests (2012\/2013)<\/strong><\/td>\n648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dialects of the language used in Manchester<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Other home language common among speakers<\/strong><\/td>\nBravenese (Swahili), Arabic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Supplementary schools<\/strong><\/td>\nSomali School<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

*Percentages rounded to nearest whole number<\/p>\n

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