Similarly , Article 3 of the Provision Constitution adopted in 2012 indicates that Somalia is an Arab nation .
However , the general government literature maintained that the country 's ethnic Somali majority was of Hamitic stock , or alternately of Arab heritage .
Article 3 of the Provision Constitution adopted in 2012 indicates that Somali is an Arab Somali .
However , the general government literature maintained that the country 's ethnic Somali majority was of Hamitic stock , or alternately of Arab heritage .