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Somalis
Somalis
(, ) are an
ethnic group
inhabiting the
Horn of Africa
(Somali Peninsula). The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the
Somali language
, which is part of the
Cushitic
branch of the
Afro-Asiatic
family. They are predominantly
Sunni
Muslim
. Ethnic Somalis number around 16-20 million and are principally concentrated in
Somalia
(around 12.3 million),
Ethiopia
(4.6 million),
Kenya
(2.4 million), and
Djibouti
(464,600), with many also residing in parts of the
Middle East
,
North America
and
Europe
.
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