Ashraaf

Family	Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali
Language code (subtag)	`som`
Population	5,400,000 to 6,700,000 in Somalia
Alias	Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Standard Somali
Dialects	Northern Somali, Benaadir, Af-Ashraaf (Ashraaf). Northern Somali is basis for Standard Somali. Readily intelligible to Benaadir Somali speakers, but difficult or unintelligible to most Maay [ymm]. Those in Merka and Muqdisho speak Af-Ashraaf, a distinct variety which may have limited inherent intelligibility with Standard Somali.
Writing system	Arabic script (subtag: `Arab`), no longer in use. Latin script (subtag: `Latn`), used since 1972. Osmanya script (subtag: `Osma`).
Ethnologue	`http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=som`

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