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Somalia – did you know?

Location: Somalia is on Africa’s east coast, bordering Ethiopia, Djibouti and Kenya.

Capital city: Mogadishu

Climate: Somalia is hot all year round. The country is mainly desert and has frequent droughts and dust storms.

Food: Camel meat is often eaten and camel milk is used to make a yoghurt called jinow. Patties called muffo are made from corn or oats and are also popular.

Languages : Somali and Arabic

Speak Somali!

Hello: Haye (Ha-ye)

Thank you: Mahadsanid (Ma-had-sa-nid)

From Games we play (Manchester Development Education Programme, p5)