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
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Benaadir". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Benadiri Somali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
References
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