English-Somali Legal Dictionary

This dictionary is the first of its kind, a legal dictionary from English to the Somali language. It is the product of collections by the author over a ten-year period. It is for both professionals and the public who want to find equivalent Somali terms for the English legal terms. Not only does the dictionary present the meaning of legal terms in Somali, but it also includes examples as well as how to interact with the U. S. legal system. Most of the English legal terms in this dictionary have two or more equivalent words in Somali with detailed information. In most cases, at the end of the term, there is a suggestion for further reading or related words. This dictionary will give the community an opportunity to understand English legal terms in their mother tongue.ell.

This dictionary is the first of its kind, a legal dictionary from English to the Somali language. It is the product of collections by the author over a ten-year period. It is for both professionals and the public who want to find equivalent Somali terms for the English legal terms. Not only does the dictionary present the meaning of legal terms in Somali, but it also includes examples as well as how to interact with the U. S. legal system. Most of the English legal terms in this dictionary have two or more equivalent words in Somali with detailed information. In most cases, at the end of the term, there is a suggestion for further reading or related words. This dictionary will give the community an opportunity to understand English legal terms in their mother tongue. 

The author, Abdi Guled Elmi, was born in Mogadishu, Somalia. He started working as a freelance writer and later as an editor for the Somali National Newspaper “Xiddigta Oktoobar” for several years until the beginning of the civil war in Somalia in 1991.

Mr. Elmi became the first court certified Somali interpreter in Minnesota and the nation in 2009. He now holds interpreter certification from several states including Oregon, Ohio, Wisconsin, Nebraska, and Kentucky. Mr. Elmi is also a translator and interpreter contractor for the Language Services of the U.S. Department of State where he covers both national and international assignments.

Mr. Elmi is also a certified language tester and a member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and the National Association of Judiciary Interpreters and Translators (NAJIT).