Ashraaf
- Family
- Afro-Asiatic, Cushitic, East, Somali
- Language code (subtag)
som- Population
- 5,400,000 to 6,700,000 in Somalia
- Alias
- Af-Maxaad Tiri, Af-Soomaali, Common Somali, Standard Somali
- Dialects
- Northern Somali, Benaadir, Af-Ashraaf (Ashraaf). Northern Somali is basis for Standard Somali. Readily intelligible to Benaadir Somali speakers, but difficult or unintelligible to most Maay [ymm]. Those in Merka and Muqdisho speak Af-Ashraaf, a distinct variety which may have limited inherent intelligibility with Standard Somali.
- Writing system
- Arabic script (subtag:
Arab), no longer in use. Latin script (subtag: Latn), used since 1972. Osmanya script (subtag: Osma).
- Lexicon
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Grammar