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Reviewed August 16, 2026Review record: Codex source audit
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Questions about clean in Somali
How do you say clean in Somali?
Clean as an adjective is nadiif. The verb to clean is nadiifi.
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[1] English-Somali Bilingual Dictionary (NSW Department of Education)
Checked clean as nadiif for the adjective and nadiifi for the verb remove dirt; also checked room/house related classroom and room vocabulary.
Open source ↗[2] OpenTran English-Somali Dictionary PDF
Checked clean as nadiif ah, cleaned as nadiifiyey, cleaning as nadiifinta, and room as qol.
Open source ↗[3] OpenTran Somali-English Dictionary PDF
Checked nadiif as clean, nadiifi/nadiifiso as clean up, gurigaaga as your home, and qol as room.
Open source ↗[4] Learner's Somali Grammar (Morgan Nilsson, University of Gothenburg)
Checked textbook examples Ma nadiif baa ilaha biyaha?, Sidee baa aad u nadiifisaa gurigaaga?, and Isku qallaji shukumaan nadiif ah.
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