Maay
E206751
Maay is a major dialect of the Somali language spoken primarily by the Rahanweyn (Digil-Mirifle) communities in southern Somalia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maay canonical | 3 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
variety of Somali language ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Af-Maay
ⓘ
Maay Maay ⓘ |
| associatedEthnicGroup |
Digil
ⓘ
Mirifle ⓘ Rahanweyn ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Maxaa Tiri Somali ⓘ |
| country | Somalia ⓘ |
| endonym | Af-Maay ⓘ |
| exonym | Maay Maay ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalFeatures | distinct from Standard Somali ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeatures | distinct from Standard Somali ⓘ |
| hasSyntacticFeatures | distinct from Standard Somali ⓘ |
| ISO639Status | covered by Somali language code 'so' ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Cushitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Cushitic languages
|
| languageFamily | Afroasiatic languages ⓘ |
| languageSubbranch |
Cushitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowland East Cushitic languages
|
| linguisticStatus | major dialect of Somali ⓘ |
| mutualIntelligibility | partially intelligible with Standard Somali ⓘ |
| region |
Bakool region
ⓘ
Bay region ⓘ Gedo region ⓘ Lower Shabelle region ⓘ Middle Juba region ⓘ South West State of Somalia ⓘ |
| sociolinguisticStatus | language of Rahanweyn identity ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Rahanweyn (Digil-Mirifle)
ⓘ
surface form:
Digil-Mirifle
Rahanweyn ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Somalia ⓘ |
| spokenPrimarilyIn | southern Somalia ⓘ |
| standardVarietyOf | Rahanweyn speech communities ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf |
Somali
ⓘ
surface form:
Somali language
|
| usedFor | everyday communication in Rahanweyn communities ⓘ |
| usedIn |
local media in southern Somalia
ⓘ
oral communication ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.