Somali (Af-Soomaali)

Somali (so, som) belongs to the Somali languages. Wikidata records about 16.2M speakers. It is written in Latin script and Osmanya. It is an official language in 1 country, including Somalia.

Translation guides

• English → Somali translation
• Somali → English translation

Where Somali is official

• Somalia

Rates for Somali translation

Somali falls in our african languages band: roughly $0.08–$0.20 per word for general commercial work. These are indicative ranges, not quotes — specialised, certified and rush work costs more, and literary translation is usually priced per 1,000 words.

For context, the median salaried translator or interpreter in the US earned $60,170 in May 2025 (BLS). See salaries by state →