Somali ( sΙ-MAH-lee, soh-; Latin script: Af Soomaali; Wadaad: Ψ§Ω Ψ΅ΩΩ
Ψ§ΩΩβ; Osmanya: ππ ππππππ [af soΛmaΛli]) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken primarily in Greater Somalia, and by the Somali diaspora as a mother tongue. Somali is an official language in both Somalia and Ethiopia, and serves as a national language in Djibouti. It is also a recognised minority language in Kenya. The Somali language is officially written with the Latin alphabet, although the Arabic script and several Somali scripts like Osmanya, Kaddare and the Borama script are informally used.