A Linguistics Bibliography of the Somali Language

If you know some work (literature or fiction not included) that I have missed, please send me the details; corrections are also welcome. This list is intended to be as complete as possible and is updated as soon as I learn of a new or old work. M.Diriye Abdullahi.

Last updated: 27 October, 2002.

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Abdi-Mohamed, Mohamed. Boqor: One Word, Two Realities. In: Voice and Power - The culture of language in North-East Africa - Essays in honour of B. W. Andrzejewski, ed. by R. J. Hayward and I. M. Lewis, London: SOAS, 1996 (African languages and cultures, suppl. 3). Pp. 191-194.

Abdulaziz, M. H. Language in Education: A Comparative Study of the Situation in Tanzania, Ethiopia and Somalia. IN Garcia-Ofelia (ed.). Bilingual Education: Focusschrift in Honor of Joshua A. Fishman on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday, I. Amsterdam : Benjamins, 1991. viii, 348 pp

Abraham, R. C. Somali-English Dictionary. London : University of London, 1968. - xviii,332p.

Abraham, R.C and Warsama, Solomon. Principles of Somali. London, (second edition) 1951.

Abraham, R. C. Somali-English Dictionary. New York : McKay, 1966.

Abraham, R. C., 1964. Somali-English Dictionary. London: University London Press.

Abu-Manga, Al-Amin; Jungraithmayr, Herrmann. On the Middle Voice in African Languages (Fulfulde and Somali). Journal-of-West-African-Languages; 1988, 18, 1, May, 65-72.

Ajello, Roberto. Nota su una coppia lessicale deittica in somalo: Sokayn shishayn. IN Campanile-Enrico (ed.); Lazzeroni-Romano (ed.); Peroni-Roberto (ed.). Scritti in onore di Riccardo Ambrosini. Pisa : Giardini, 1985. 213 pp.

Ajello, Roberto. Substantives as Predicates in Somali. In: Labahn, Thomas (ed.). Proceedings of the second international congress of Somali studies (2nd : Hamburg : 1983). Volume I: Linguistics and Literature. Hamburg : Helmut Buske, 1984. Pp. 83-100.

Ajello, Roberto. La funzione del raddoppiamento nel sistema verbale somalo. IN La bisaccia dello Sheikh: Omaggio ad Alessandro Bausani islamista nel sessantesimo compleno. Venice : Univ. degli studi di Venezia, 1981. 384 pp.

Ali, Mohamed Nuuh; Arvanites, Linda. The Place of Jiiddu in Proto-Soomaali. Studies in African Linguistics, Los Angeles, CA (SAL). 1985 Dec., supp. 9, 6-10

Ali, Mohamed Nuuh. 1983. A linguistic Outline of Early Somali History. Ufahamu, 12(3):234-42

Ali, Issa H. and Mohamed S. Gees. 1979. The Somali language in science context. Somalia and the world, ed. by Hussein M.Adan, 84-94. Mogadishu, Somalia: Madbacadda Qaranka.

Amato, Antonio. A Vehicular Course in the Italian Language for Somali Students; Corso di lingua italiana veicolare per studenti somali. Rassegna Italiana di LinguisticaApplicata; 1975, 7, 2-3, May-Dec, 169-172

Amato, Antonio. Vehicular Languages and the Learning of Scientific Languages: Analysis of the First "Italian Project for Somali University Students"; Veicolarita e linguaggio scientifico: analisi del primo "progetto italiano per studenti universitari somali". Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata; 1979-1980, 11-12, 3-1, 61-115.

Amato, Antonio. A Course in the Italian Language for Somali Students; Corso di lingua italiana per studenti somali. Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata; 1975, 7, 2-3, May-Dec, 163-167.

Andrezejewski. The case system in Somali. [London] : School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 1979. - 72p. Bibliography: p71-72. item x-19-335975-7 at Soas.

Andrzejewsk, B.W. and Galaal, M. "A Somali Poetic Combat," Journal of African Languages and Linguistics [London], 2, Pt. 1, 1963, 180-91.

Andrzejewski, B. W. 1992. The History of Somali Studies in Language and Literature Before 1972. }{\plain \f2\lang3084 In: Hussein M. Adam & Charles L. Geshekter (eds.) Proceedings of the First International Congress of Somali Studies [Held in 1980]. Pp. 315-23.

Andrzejewski, B. W. TRADITIONAL MEDIA OF COMMUNICATION IN SOMALIA. Northeast African Studies 1981 3(2): 39-48.

Andrzejewski, B.W. "The Art of the Verbal Message in Somali Society." Pages 29-39 in J. Lucas (ed.), Neue-Afrikanistische Studien. Hamburg: Deutsches Institut fur Afrika-Forschung, 1966.

Andrzejewski, B. W. The role of poetic tradition in the modernization of the Somali language. 1978. Item x-19-297272-2 at Soas

Andrzejewski, B. W. The art of the miniature in Somali poetry. 1967. Item x-19-297271-4 at Soas Andrzejewski, B.W.

Andrzejewski, B.W Poetry in Somali society. 1966. Item x-19-288965-5 at Soas.

Andrzejewski, B. W. Biblical Translations and Other Christian Writings in Somali: A Survey. Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere; 1990, 21, Mar, 105-121.

Andrzejewski, B.W. The Rise of Written Somali Literature. Afr. Res. and Documentation 1975, 8-9, 7-14.

Andrzejewski, Bogumil W. The Role of Accentual Patterns in Subject/Object Differentiation in Somali and Its Parallels in Paranilotic Languages; Papers from 3rd Internat. Hamito-Semitc Cong. pp. 11-15 IN Bynon-James (ed.). Current Progress in Afro-Asiatic Linguistics. Amsterdam: Benjamins, 1984. xi, 505 pp.

Andrzejewski, B.W. A Somali poetic combat / by B.W. Andrzejewski and Musa. H.I. Galaal. East Lansing] : Michigan State University, African Studies Center, [196-?]. - 1 v (various pagings). Reprinted from Journal of African languages, vol.2, pt.1

Andrejeweski, B.W. 1975. "The Role of Indicator Particles in Somali." Afroasiatic Linguistics, 1, 6:123-91.

Andrzejewski, B.W., and I.M. Lewis. Somali Poetry: An Introduction (Oxford Library of African Literature Series.) Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964.

Andrzejewski, B. W. In Defence of Improbable Lemmas in Somali Lexicography. Afrikanistische Arbeitspapiere; 1987, 9, Mar, 103-112.

Andrzejewski, B.W. 1992. "Reflections on R.C. Abraham's Somali-English Dictionary." In Jaggar, Philip. J., Papers in Honour of R.C. Abraham (1890-1963). London: School of Oriental and African Studies, African Languages and Cultures, Supplement 1, University of London. Pp. 99-109.

Andrzejewski, B.W. and Sheila Andzejewski. 1993. An Anthology Of Somali Poetry. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Andrzejewski, B.W. Notes on the Substantive Pronouns in Somali. African Language Studies. Vol. II, London 1961. Pp. 80-99.

Andrzejewski, B.W., 1956. "Grammatical Introduction" to: Galaal, Muuse Haaji Ismaa'iil, 1956. Hikmad Soomaali. London: Oxford University Press.

Andrzejewski, B. W. Infills: Nouns and Verbs without Lexical Meanings in Somali Oral African Languages and Culture; 1988, 1, 1, 1-14.

Andrzejewski, B. W. Note on the Linguistic Situation of the Somali and the Galla in Kenya. Pp. 65-68 IN Whiteley Wilfred H. Language in Kenya. Nairobi : Oxford UP, 1974. 589 pp.

Andrzejewski, B. W. Some Problems of Somali Orthography. The Somaliland Journal 1954, pp. 34-47.

Andrzejewski, B.W. 1983. "Language Reform in Somalia and the Modernization of the Somali Vocabulary." In Fodor, I., and Claude Hagège, éds., Language Reform; History and Future. Hamburg: Helmut Buske Verlag. Pp. 67-84.

Andrzejewski, B.W. 1980. "The Use of Somali in Mathematics and Science." Afrika und Ubersee, 63,1:103-117.

Andrzejewski, B.W. 1971. "The Role of Broadcasting in the Adaptation of the Somali Language to Modern Needs." In Whiteley, W.H., éd., Language Use and Social Change: Problems of Multilinguilism with Special Reference to Eastern Africa. London : Oxford University Press for International African Institute. Pp. 263-273.

Andrzejewski, B. W. Contributor. Islamic Literature of Somalia. 1983. Indiana University, African Studies Program. Series Title: Hans Wolff Memorial Lecture Ser.

Andrzejewski, B. W. The Veneration of Sufi Saints and Its Impact on the Oral Literature of the Somali People and Their Literature in Arabic. African-Language-Studies, London WC1E 7HP, England 1974, 15, 15-53.

Andrzejewski, B.W. Transcription of Place Names in the Somali Republic; Atti del congresso, Vol. IV. 47-51 IN VII congresso internazionale di scienza onomastiche. Florence : Ist. di glottologia dell'Univ. degli studi, 1963.

Andrzejewski, B.W. The Dichotomy between Extensive and Restrictive Verbal Paradigms in Somali and Its Parallels in Oromo. pp. 347-354 IN Fronzaroli-Pelio (ed.); Moscati-Sabatino (introd.). Atti del secondo congresso internazionale di linguistica camito-semitica, Firenze, 16-19 aprile 1974. Florence : Inst. di Ling. e di Lingue Orientali, 1978. 409 pp.

Andrzejewski, B.W. "The Problem of Vowel Representation in the Isaaq Dialect of Somali", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, London 1955, XVII/3, pp. 568-580.

Andrzejewski, B. W. The Declension of Somali Nouns London : School of Oriental & Afr. Studies, Univ. of London.

Andrzejewski, B.W. Pronominal and Prepositional Particles in Northern Somali. African Language Studies. Vol. I, London 1960. Pp. 96-108.

Andrzejewski, B. W. The Implementation of Language Planning in Somalia: A Record of Achievement. Language Planning Newsletter; 1980, 6, 1, Feb, 1, 4-5.

Andrzejewski, B.W. Modern and Traditional Aspects of Somali Drama. Pp. 87-101 IN Dorson-Richard-M.; Tax-Sol. Folklore in the Modern World. The Hague: Mouton, 1978. 364 pp.

Andrzejewski, B.W. The rise of written Somali literature : text of a lecture given on 16 August [1975] at the Somali Institute of Development Administration and Management, by arrangement with the Academy of Culture. Mogadishu : Academy of Somali Culture, 1975. - [1],23 leaves. Available at Soas library.

Andrzejewski, B.W. Verbs with Vocalic Mutation in Somali and Their Significance for Hamito-Semitic Comparative Studies.; Proceedings of a Colloquium Held by the Hist. Sect. of the Ling. Assn. (Great Britain) at the School of Oriental & African Studies, Univ. of London, on the 18th, 19th, & 20th of March, 1970. Pp. 361-76 IN Bynon-James; Bynon-Theodora; Crossland-R.-A.; Diakonoff-I.-M. Hamito-Semitica. The Hague : Mouton, 1975. 515 pp.

Andrzejewski, Bronislaw. Alliteration and Scansion in Somali Oral Poetry and Its Cultural Correlates. Jour.-of-Anthropol.-Soc.-of-Oxford 1982 Hilary, 13:1, 68-83.

Andrzejewski, B.W. The Development of Somali as National Medium of Education and Literature. African Languages Langues Africaines, London WC1V 7BW, England 1979, 5:2, 1-9

Andrzejewski, B. W. 1988. DEVELOPMENTS IN THE STUDY OF SOMALI POETRY, 1981-1986. Northeast African Studies 1988 10(2-3): 1-13.

Andrzejewski, B.W. "Muhammad Abdille Hassan and the Lizard:a Somali legend," in Veronica Six, et al, eds., Afrikanische Sprachen und Kulturen - ein Querschnitt. (Hamburg: Afrika-Kunde, 1971), pp. 298-304.

Andrzejewski, B. J. Somali Literature. pp. 337-407. IN Andrzejewski et al. (eds.) Literatures in African Languages: Theoretical Issues and Sample Surveys. Cambridge; Warsaw : Cambridge UP; Wiedza Powszechna, 1985. 672 pp.

Andrzejewski, B.W. Abdillahi, Mohamed F.; The Life of 'Ilmi Bowndheri, a Somali Oral Poet Who Is Said to Have Died of Love' Journal-of-the-Folklore-Institute, Bloomington, IN 1967, 4, 191-206.

Andrzejewski, B.W. Is Somali a Tone Language? "Proceedings of the Twenty-Third International Congress of Orientalists". Royal Asiatic Society. Cambridge, 1954. Pp. 367-8.

Andrzejewski, B.W. In Defence of Improbable Lemmas in Somali Lexicography. Afrikanistische-Arbeitspapiere; 1987, 9, Mar, 103-112.

ANDRZEJEWSKI, B.W. Speech and writing dichotomy as the pattern of bilingualism in the Somali Republic. London : CCTA/CSA Publications Bureau, 1964; pp. 177-181; - Colloque sur le multilinguisme : 2e réunion du Comité interafricain de linguistique. Symposium on multilingualism : 2nd. meeting of the Inter-African Committee on Linguistics; DA. 1962/07/16-21; International : Conseil Scientifique pour l'Afrique (CSA), Lagos et Nairobi; International : Commission de Coopération Technique en Afrique (CCTA), Lagos et Nairobi. Date pub. : 1964; 1962

ANDRZEJEWSKI BW; STRELCYN S.; TUBIANA, J. Somalia : the writing of Somali. UNESCO, Paris. Antologia storico-culturale; 1969; VOL. 7-8; pp. 214-234. Langue: Anglais. Available at Soas.

Andrzejewski. B.W. (Trans. and Introd.) Leopard Among the Women: Shabeelnaagood - A Somali Play; Mumin,-Hassan-Sheikh; London: Oxford U.P, 1974. 230 pp.

Andrzejewski. Islamic Literature of Somalia. Bloomington, Indiana Univ Press, 1983) 48 p.

Andrzejewski. "Five Years of Written Somali: A Report on Progress and Prospects," International African Institute Bulletin [London], (Supplement to Africa), 4, No. 4, 1977, 4-5.

Andrzejewski. B.W. (Compiler) Somali poetic texts : Faarax Afcad, "Hadrawi", "Ostreeliya","Shimbir" and "Yamyam" / compiled by London, 1981. - 23 leaves. Various typescripts. Item x-18-014018-2 at Soas

Andrzejewski. The survival of the national culture in Somalia during and after the colonial period. In The Decolonization of Africa: Southern Africa and the Horn of Africa (New York:UNIPUB, UNESCO General History of Africa: Studies and Documents, 5, 1982), pp. 108-118.

Andrzejewski. Somali poetry: an introduction. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1964) 167 p.

Andrzejewski. "The Development of a National Orthography in Somalia and the Modernization of the Somali Language," Horn of Africa, 1, No. 3, July-September 1978, 39-45.

Andrzejewski. "The Introduction of a National Orthography for Somalia," African Language Studies [London], 15, 1974, 199-203.

Andrzejewski,B.W. Lilias Eveline Armstrong: The Founder of Somali Language Studies at the University of London. Hal Abuur: Journal of-Somali Literature and Culture - Wargeys xilliyeedka Suugaanta iyo Dhaqanka Soomaalida, London, England (Hal-Abuur). 1993 Autumn-1994 Winter, 1:2-3, 47-49.

Andrzejewski,B.W. Literature in Cushitic Languages other than Somali. In 408-425 IN Andrzejewski, B.W. et al. Literatures in African Languages: Theoretical Issues and Sample Surveys. Cambridge; Warsaw : Cambridge UP; Wiedza Powszechna, 1985. 672 pp.

Andrzejewski,B.W. Biblical Translations and Other Christian Writings in Somali: A Survey. Afrikanistische-Arbeitspapiere; 1990, 21, Mar, 105-121.

Andrzejewski,B.W. The Implementation of Language Planning in Somalia: A Record of Achievement. Language Planning Newsletter; 1980, 6, 1, Feb, 1, 4-5. IN: School Oriental & African Studies U London, WC1E 7HP England.

Andrzejewski,B.W. 1994. Onomastic Synecdoche: The Use of Proper Names of Camels in Somali Poetry. Afrikanistische-Arbeitspapiere; 1994, 39, Sept, 69-80. Instit Afrikanistik U Koln, D-50923 Federal Republic Germany

Angoujard, J. P. (De)voisement en somali central; 18th Conf. on Afr. Ling. (Incl. Parasession on Creole Langs.) Held at Univ. of Quebec at Montreal Apr. 23-26, 1987. IN Haik-Isabelle (ed.); Tuller-Laurice (ed.). Current Approaches to African Linguistics, VI. Dordrecht : Foris, 1989. 334 pp.

Angoujard, Jean-Pierre; Hassan, Mohamed Moallin.. Qualite vocalique, rythme et genre grammatical en somali [Vocalic Quality, Rhythm, and Grammatical Gender in Somali]. Linguistique-Africaine; 1991, 6, 11-49.

Antinucci, Francesco; Puglielli, Annarita. Relative Clause Construction in Somali: A Comparison between the Northern and the Coastal Dialects; Papers from 3rd Internat. Hamito-Semitc Cong. IN Bynon-James (ed.). Current Progress in Afro-Asiatic Linguistics. Amsterdam : Benjamins, 1984. xi, 505 pp.

Antinucci, Francesco. The Syntax of Indicator Particles in Somali. Part Two: The Construction of Interrogative, Negative and Negative-Interrogative Clauses. Studies in African Linguistics; 1980, 11, 1, Apr, 1-37.

Antinucci, Francesco; Puglielli, Annamaria. The Syntax of Indicator Particles in Somali: Relative Clause Construction. Afroasiatic Linguistics; 1980, 7, 3, Jan, 1-18.

Appleyard, David-L. Prepositional Particles in Somali and Their Cognates in Other Cushitic Languages. African-Languages-and-Culture; 1990, 3, 1, 15-31.

Appleyard, David L. The Role of Tone in Some Cushitic Languages. York Papers in Linguistics; 1991, 15, July, 5-32.

Appleyard, David L. Possessive Pronoun Suffixes in Somali and Their Cognates in Other Cushitic Languages. In: Labahn, Thomas (ed.). Proceedings of the second international congress of Somali studies (2nd : Hamburg : 1983). Volume I: Linguistics and Literature. Hamburg : Helmut Buske, 1984. Pp. 115-134.

Appleyar, David L. 1992. Prepositional Particles in Somali and Their Cognates in Other Cushitic Languages. In: in Hussein M. Adam & Charles L. Geshekter (eds.) Proceedings of the First International Congress of Somali Studies [Held in 1980]. Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press. Pp. 385-97.

Armstrong, Lilias E. 1934. The Phonetic Structure of Somali. Mitteilungen des Seminar fur Orientalische zu Berlin. 37(3):116-161.

Armstrong, L.B. [Reprinted] The Phonetic Structure of Somali. Ridgewood, New Jersey: Gregg Press, 1964. 46 pp.

Arvanites, Linda. The Glottalic Phonemes of Proto Eastern Cushitic. Dissertation, U California, Los Angeles. 1991.

Banti, Giorgio; Giannattasio, Francesco. Music and Metre in Somali Poetry. In: Voice and Power - The culture of language in North-East Africa - Essays in honour of B. W. Andrzejewski, ed. by R. J. Hayward and I. M. Lewis, London: SOAS 1996 (African languages and cultures, suppl. 3). Pp. 83-128.

Banti, Giorgio Somali Reference Grammar. [A Review Article of the book by the same name by Saeed, John Ibrahim] Journal of African Languages and Linguistics; 1990-1991, 12, 1, Sept, 83-86.

Banti, Giorgio. Two Cushitic Systems: Somali and Oromo Nouns . IN Hulst-Harry-van-der (ed.); Smith-Norval (ed.). Autosegmental Studies on Pitch Accent. Dordrecht : Foris, 1988. xxiv, 316 pp.

Banti, G. Problemi di lessicografia somala. Atti del Sodalizio Glottologico Milanese, Brescia, Italy (ASGM). 1979-1980, 21, 34-57

Banti, Giorgio. Possessive Affixes in the Somali Area. In: Labahn, Thomas (ed.). Proceedings of the second international congress of Somali studies (2nd : Hamburg : 1983). Volume I: Linguistics and Literature. Hamburg : Helmut Buske, 1984. Pp. 135-154.

Barry, E. An Elementary Somali Grammar. Tipografia Raimond. Asmara 1957.

Bavin, Edith L. Review Article: Language Death: Factual and Theoretical Explorations with Special Reference to East Africa. Journal of African Languages and Linguistics; 1994, 15, 1, 74-79.

Bell, C.R.V., 1953. The Somali Language. London: Longmans, Green & Co.

Bell, C.R.V. The Somali Language. Longmans, Green & Co. London 1953. 185 pp.

Berghold, K. 'Somali Studien', Vienna Oriental Journal (Wiener Zeitschrift fur die Kunde des Morgenlandes), vol. xiii, 1899, pp. 123-- 98.

Bertocchi, Daniela; Lugarini, Edoardo. L'insegnamento della lingua straniera per scopi speciali: Proposte per un syllabus funzionale. Rassegna-Italiana-di-Linguistica-Applicata, Rome, Italy (RILA). 1982 Jan.-Apr., 14:1, 1-50.

Bertocchi, Daniela; Carboni, Fabio; Lugarini, Edoardo. The category of the substantives in Somali and Italian: Wisdom of contrastive analysis; La classe dei sostantivi nelle lingue Somala e Italiana: Saggio di analisi contrastiva. Rassegna Italiana di Linguistica Applicata; 1973, 5 (2), 165-183.

Bertrand, Catherine. Quatre atouts linguistiques [Four Linguistic Trumps][About th use of Afar, Somali, French and Arabic in Djibouti]. Francais dans le Monde; 1990, 29, supplement 14, Apr, 46-48.

Bertrand, Catherine. Djibouti: Enseigner en francais [Djibouti: Teaching in French]. Francais dans le Monde; 1991, supplement 17, Jan, 34-36.

Biancamaria, Bruno. Notes on Denominal Verbal Derivation in Somali. In: Labahn, Thomas (ed.). Proceedings of the second international congress of Somali studies (2nd : Hamburg : 1983). Volume I: Linguistics and Literature. Hamburg : Helmut Buske, 1984. Pp. 69-82.

Biber, Douglas. Differential Competence in Somali: Evidence from the Acquisition of Noun Definitization. Journal of Psycholinguistic Research; 1983, 12, 3, May, 275-295.

Biber, Douglas. Accent in the Central Somali Nominal System. Studies in African Linguistics; 1982, 13, 1, Apr, 1-10.

Biber, Douglas; Hared, Mohamed. Linguistic Correlates of the Transition to Literacy in Somali: Language Adaptation in Six Press Registers. In: Sociolinguistic Perspectives on Register, Biber, Douglas, & Finegan, Edward [Eds], New York, NY: Oxford U Press, 1994, pp 182-216.

Biber, Douglas. Somali Reference Grammar [Book Review]. Language; 1989, 65, 3, Sept, 628-632.

Biber, Douglas; Hared, Mohamed. Literacy in Somali: Linguistic Consequences. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics; 1991, 12, 260-282.

Biber, Douglas. The Syntax of Focus and Topic in Somali [Book Review]. Language; 1989, 65, 3, Sept, 628-632.

Biber, Douglas. Somali-English Dictionary [Book Review]. Language; 1989, 65, 3, Sept, 628-632.

Biber, Douglas. The Multi-Dimensional Approach to Linguistics Analyses of Genre Variation: An Overview of Methodology and Findings. Computers-and-the-Humanities; 1992, 26, 5-6, Dec, 331-345.

Biber, Douglas. Pragmatic Roles in Central Somali Narrative Discourse. Studies in African Linguistics; 1984, 15, 1, Apr, 1-26.

Biber, Douglas. The Diachronic Development of Preverbal Case Markers in Somali. Journal of African Languages and Linguistics; 1984, 6, 1, Apr, 47-61.

Biber, Douglas. Dimensions of Register Variation: a Cross-linguistic Comparison. Cambridge, England: Cambridge U Press. 428pp.

Biber, Douglas. 1992. Experimental Evidence Concerning the Acquisition of a Somali Discourse Rule. In: in Hussein M. Adam & Charles L. Geshekter (eds.) Proceedings of the First International Congress of Somali Studies [Held in 1980]. Atlanta, Georgia: Scholars Press. Pp. 398-423.

Caney, John Charles, 1984. The Modernasation of Somali Vocabulary, with Prticular Reference to the Period from 1972 to the Present. Hamburg:Buske.

Caney, John. The Role of the Newspaper and the School Text Book in the Modernisation of Somali Vocabulary. In: Labahn, Thomas (ed.). Proceedings of the second international congress of Somali studies (2nd : Hamburg : 1983). Volume I: Linguistics and Literature. Hamburg : Helmut Buske, 1984. Pp. 373-378.

Carcoforo, Enrico. 1912. Elementi di Somalo e Ki-Suahili Parlati al Benadir. Milano: Ulrico Hoepli.

Cardona, Giorgio R., 1981. "Profilo fonologico del somalo" in: Cardona and Agostini 1981.

Cardona, Giorgio R. and Agostini, FranceSco (eds.), 1981. Studi Somali 1. Fonologia e lessico. Rome.

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Cerulli, E. Per la Toponomastica della Somalia. Oriente Moderno. Vol. VI. Roma 1931. Pp. 460-7.

Cerulli, E. Quelques notes sur la phonologie somalie. Comptes rendues du groupe linguistique d'études chamito-sémitiques. Vol. IV. École Pratiques des Hautes Études à la Sorbonne. Paris 1947. Pp. 53-57.

Cerulli, E. Di alcune presente consonanti nei dialetti somali. Rivista degli Studi Orientali. Vol. 18. Roma 1918. Pp. 877-83.

Cerulli, E. Nota sul dialetti somali. Rivista degli Studi Orientali. Vol. VIII. Fasc. No. 4. Roma 1921. Pp. 693-9.

Cerulli, E. Tentativo Indigeno di formare un alfabeto somalo. Oriente Modernno. Vol. VII. Roma 1932. Pp. 212-13.

Chedeville, E. La transcription des noms propres locaux et sa réalisation en Côte française des Somalis. Revue Pount. No. 1. La société d'études de l'Afrique orientale. Djibouti, Octobre 1966.

Chiarini, G. Raccolta di vocabulario dei Somali-Isa. Memoria Societa Geografica Italiana. No. 1. Roma 1897. Pp. 209-15.

Contini, J. The Somalis: A Nation of Poets in Search of an Alphabet. IN Kitchen-H. (ed.). A Handbook of African Affairs. New York : Praeger, 1964.

Costaguti, M. A. Manuale pratico di lingua somalo ad uso dei viaggiatori nella valle di Giuba. Casa Editrice Italiana. Roma 1909. 136 pp.

Crevatin, Franco. Studi di etnolinguistica africana. Incontri-Linguistici, Agnano Pisano, Italy (InLi). 1984, 9, 177-185.

Crevatin, Franco. Scrittura sulla sabbia' in Somalia. Incontri-Linguistici, Agnano Pisano, Italy (InLi). 1984, 9, 167-176.

Cust, R. N. Language of the Somali Land. Royal Asiatic Society. Bombay 1898. Pp. 95-100.

Czermak, W. Zur Phonetik des Somalis. Zeitschrift fur die kunde des Morgenlandes. Vol. XXXI. Vienna 1924. Pp. 82-102.

Czermak, W. Somali Texte in Dialekt der Habr-Ja'lo. Zeitschrift fur die Kunde des Morgenlandes. Vol. XXXI. Vienna 1924. Pp. 113-136.

Czermak, W. Zum Gebrauch des Infinitives als 'Futurm' in Somali. Donum Natalicium Schrijnen. Nijmegen Ultrecht, 1929. Pp. 182-9.

De Sampont, C. F. Grammaire abrégée de la langue somalie avec exercices et conversations. R. Academia dei Lincei. Roma 1920. 237 pp.

De Sampont, C. F. Grammaire somalie. Missione Catholique, Londre, Berbera, 1905.

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