Benadiri Somali
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| Benaadir | |
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| Benadiri | |
| Native to | Somalia |
| Region | Benadir coast |
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Afro-Asiatic
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| ISO 639-3 | – |
| Glottolog | bena1268[1] |
Benadiri Somali is a dialect of the Somali language. It is primarily spoken by the Benadiri people, who inhabit the southern Banaadir coast of Somalia.[2]
Overview
Benadiri Somali is also referred to as Coastal Somali or Af-Reer Xamar ("Language of the People of Hamar"). Blench (2006) structures the dialect into two general subdivisions:[3]
- Northern Benadir (Abgaal, Ajuran, Huber, and Galjal)
- Southern Benadir (Hamari, Bimaal)
Notes
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Benadiri Somali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
