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baby in Somali

cunug[1]

A very young child

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Reviewed August 12, 2026Review record: Codex source audit

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Translation

Somali meanings

cunug[1]

A very young child

dhallaan[2][3]

A baby or infant

Useful combinations

Common phrases with baby

baby

cunug[1]

infant

dhallaan[2][3]

small baby

cunug yar[1][4]

Real usage

Example sentences

The baby is sleeping.

sleep

Cunuggu wuu hurdaa.[4]

This baby is small.

description

Cunuggani waa yar yahay.[1][4]

The baby is young.

age

Cunuggu waa da'yar.[4]

Grammar

Grammar notes

Cunug, dhallaan, and ilmo

Use cunug or dhallaan for baby. Ilmo can mean child more broadly, so it is less precise when the English word specifically means baby.[1][2][3][4]

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Related Somali words and phrases

Dictionary words

child

Questions

Questions about baby in Somali

How do you say baby in Somali?

Baby is cunug or dhallaan in Somali. Ilmo can also mean child, but cunug or dhallaan is clearer for a baby.

Evidence

References checked

  1. [1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)

    Checked baby and child as cunug, kid as cunug, and small as yar.

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  2. [2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF

    Checked baby and babies as dhallaan.

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  3. [3] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF

    Checked dhallaanka as babies.

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  4. [4] Beginner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson)

    Checked the sleep pattern wuu hurdaa, adjective xun/yar examples, and young/small adjective usage.

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