Jim Fowler

Somali is turning into a desert. Rwanda, you can hardly find a place to plant a potato, it's so crowded.

American Scientist

Used to express a person's origin and cultural background linked to Somalia.

Ethnic Identity

'Somali' refers to the person, not the language they speak.

Not a Language

Highlights connections to Somali culture, like traditions, food, or art.

Cultural Link

Implies something is closely associated with the geographic area of Somalia.

Geographic Association

Emphasizes that Somali is a language recognized by a government.

Official Language

Somali has words and phrases unique to its culture that aren't found in English.

Unique Vocabulary

Make clear it's a type of cat, not a person or language.

Cat Breed

Don't confuse the cat breed with the region; they are unrelated.

Not Geography

 knowledge that whole knowledge it's something local scientists have in a way that outsiders often don't that's another reason to support local scientists instead of just bringing in people from outside sata says uncovering somali heritage has taught her that the country really needs

Why War Zones Need...

 here in the us and in a lot of countries around the world when we think of national history we often think of books or museums but with somali um history or culture it's often you know shared through songs and through poems and that's how it's uh

The Secret Somali...

 siree tea or community respect now that played itself out in the World Cup campaign let's listen to this song that Coke created for it wavin flag' by a Somali hip-hop artist