Why is arabic the official language in Somalia?

[Mercury]

Majority of Somalis can’t speak Arabic at all only know a few Arabic words but not enough to hold a conversation

The only Somalis that can speak Arabic are the ones who have lived in an Arabic country or Somalis who are Xamar cadcad

 

[wesleyy]

Apart from Islamic Schools it's never used.

It's just an official language in title.

 

[Mercury]

Apart from Islamic Schools it's never used.

It's just an official language in title.

This is from a site

Arabic is also one of the official national languages spoken in Somalia. The language is spoken by many Somalis. The importance of the Arabic language in Somalia is due to the age-old cultural and ethnic connections between the Arab world and the Somalis

 

[Invader]

Majority of Somalis can’t speak Arabic at all only know a few Arabic words but not enough to hold a conversation

The only Somalis that can speak Arabic are the ones who have lived in an Arabic country or Somalis who are Xamar cadcad

Arabic is mostly used among Arabs and in schools as part of the education system

 

[Mercury]

Arabic is mostly used among Arabs and in schools as part of the education system

In that case shouldn’t it be instead called a 2nd language just like English is 2nd language back home

 

[XamarWeeaboo]

Majority of Somalis can’t speak Arabic at all only know a few Arabic words but not enough to hold a conversation

The only Somalis that can speak Arabic are the ones who have lived in an Arabic country or Somalis who are Xamar cadcad

Maybe something to show the Arabs that we are still brothers in religion and aren't going to go back to our Suffi ways

 

[Invader]

In that case shouldn’t it be instead called a 2nd language just like English is 2nd language back home

In Somaliland, Djibouti and Somalia News Channels have an Arabic Segment

 

[Mercury]

Maybe something to show the Arabs that we are still brothers in religion and aren't going to go back to our Suffi ways

I don’t know about the Arabs the only country that helps Somalis a lot is Turkey

 

[Mercury]

In Somaliland, Djibouti and Somalia News Channels have an Arabic Segment

I would switch channels

 

[Invader]

Wait...Why doesn’t Somalia choose Italian as an official language just like Djibouti speaks French and Somaliland speak English

 

[government]

Because in order to be a part of of the Arab league you have to have Arabic as a main language also Arabic is taught in school and dugsi most young somalis back home have some sort of Arabic knowledge

 

[Invader]

Because in order to be a part of of the Arab league you have to have Arabic as a main language also Arabic is taught in school and dugsi most young somalis back home have some sort of Arabic knowledge

That is one part the other is having ethnic Arabs too

 

[Invader]

Majority of Somalis can’t speak Arabic at all only know a few Arabic words but not enough to hold a conversation

The only Somalis that can speak Arabic are the ones who have lived in an Arabic country or Somalis who are Xamar cadcad

I lived in Djibouti and children learn Arabic from T.V’s it’s shocking sxb

 

[Samaalic Era]

Only Classical Arabic should be taught for Qur'an and Af Somali for everything else. Day to day Arabic must be banned

 

[government]

I lived in Djibouti and children learn Arabic from T.V’s it’s shocking sxb

And in Somalia too most children watch American TV shows dubed in arabic. It's a good thing though as children learn good classical Arabic from these cartoons

 

[Samaalic Era]

And in Somalia too most children watch American TV shows dubed in arabic. It's a good thing though as children learn good classical Arabic from these cartoons

By teaching foreign languages at primary and secondary, it will weaken Af Somali. Arabic should be only in Uni

 

[XamarWeeaboo]

Wait...Why doesn’t Somalia choose Italian as an official language just like Djibouti speaks French and Somaliland speak English

Thanks to MSB, the language didn't have a lasting effect on us, since anything related to the west was capitalist and we were socialists. Also, the Italians weren't like the British or French, they had an odd approach to Somalia. Also, they didn't have 100% control of the regions that they colonized- they once almost lost to a few cans that united under 2 or 3 Sultans, at the end they had to call on Ethiopia, Britain for back up and threaten the Ottomans with sanctions if they didn't stop supplying weapons

 

[Mercury]

Most annoying thing is when an Arab asks you how come you don’t speak Arabic aren’t you Somali

 

[Invader]

By teaching foreign languages at primary and secondary, it will weaken Af Somali. Arabic should be only in Uni

Look at this video
Af Somali can be learnt at home as a mother tongue and English/French/Italian/Arabic will be used as commercial languages which can give you jobs which can help your Motherland
This will help us build our countries from the rubble

 

[Invader]

Most annoying thing is when an Arab asks you how come you don’t speak Arabic aren’t you Somali

In Djibouti,Somalia and Somaliland Yemenis speak Somali to communicate with us but use Yemeni Arabic at their house