I. sōˈmälē, səˈ- noun
also so·mal -ˈmäl
( plural somali or somalis also somal or somals )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a very tall and dark Cushitic-speaking people of Somaliland apparently of mixed Mediterranean and negroid stock and almost universally Muslim
b. : a member of the Somali people
2. : the Cushitic language of the Somali people
II. noun
Usage: usually capitalized
: any of a breed of domestic cats that prob. originated as a spontaneous mutation of the Abyssinian and closely resembles it but has a long silky coat and bushy tail