Af-Maay

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Maay or Maay Maay af Maay
Spoken in:	Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya significant communities in North America, and Yemen.
Total speakers:	1,5-2 million native and at least 200,000 second language speakers.
Language family:	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic East Maay or Maay Maay
Official status
Official language of:	Somalia
Regulated by:	no official regulation
Language codes
ISO 639-1:	`so`
ISO 639-2:	`som`
ISO 639-3:	`som`
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The Maay language, also known as Af Maay or Afmaay, is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family and is written using the Latin alphabet. It is spoken mostly in Somalia and adjacent parts of Ethiopia and Kenya. Its speakers are known as Sab Somalis. The capital of the language is Baidoa.