Benadiri Somali
| Benaadir | |
|---|---|
| Benadiri | |
| Native to | Somalia |
| Region | Benadir coast |
| Language codes | |
| 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
- ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Benaadir". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
- ↑ Benadiri Somali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
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