Notes on the Somali Language and the Contributions it's made to U.K culture.

Background: Somali was colonised by Italy. Most of the country is of Muslim faith and the majority can speak Italian for the above mentioned reason.

Somalis are one of the 1st African groups to have settled in Britain.

The first wave of Somali's came in the 19th century as seamen.

The second wave came in the 2nd world war because of its affiliation to Italy.

In recent times the civil war of the 80s led to Somali political refugees seeking asylum.

In the year 2000 a survey was conducted in London schools and the results showed that the Somali language was the 10th prevalent language in London schools.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE U.K CULTURE

To a great extent the Somali language and culture has influenced U.K culture. Examples of this include:

Music: Aar Maanta is a popular artist in London who merges a classic Somali with rock and hip hop. 

Media: There is also a BBC Somali Service which is broad casted globally in the Somali language. There are also Somali newspapers sold in Britain which do quite well. These include Kasomo, Jamhuuri and the Somali Voice.

Food: An abundance of Somali restaurants are in operation all over the U.K and are seemingly doing quite well.

www.somaliuk.com