You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LEWISTON — Abdi Musa stood before a small class Wednesday night at Lewiston ...

The steam from sweet Somali tea floats out of white plastic-foam cups as a handful of people weave in between desks tentatively greeting each other: “Barasho wanaagsan” (good to meet you). This cheery ...

ST. CLOUD — Three years after creating what was thought to be the first high school-level curriculum for native Somali speakers in the state and country, Abdi Mahad is at it again — this time creating ...

A first-of-its-kind Somali language class is up and running in a Portland elementary school. Other states like Minnesota have Somali programs, but those classes focus on just one Somali language. The ...

When you think of languages to study in school, what comes to mind? Spanish? French? German? Maybe Mandarin? Whatever it is, it’s probably not Somali, the language of millions around the world and the ...

ST. CLOUD — Move over, Spanish and French. St. Cloud public schools next year will be offering Somali and Ojibwe to all students as elective languages. "It just makes sense for us to have it," said ...

NORTH MANKATO — A diverse set of foreign languages are taught at area colleges, but until last month they didn't include one of the languages most frequently spoken in the region. Students in various ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: This is a Somali lullaby from an elder in Minnesota that Marian Hassan recorded for a new project she's working on. She spent her career ...