Digil and Mirifle clans
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The Digil and Mirifle clans are major sub-groups of the Rahanweyn (Raxanweyn) clan family in Somalia, traditionally associated with agro-pastoralism and distinct Maay-speaking communities in the southern regions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Digil-Mirifle clan | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Somali clan confederation
ⓘ
social group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Digil iyo Mirifle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raxanweyn Digil-Mirifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | agro-pastoralism ⓘ |
| collectiveIdentity | Rahanweyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalFeature |
Maay oral poetry tradition
ⓘ
clan-based customary law (xeer) ⓘ |
| customaryLaw | xeer Digil-Mirifle ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the largest clan groupings in southern Somalia ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Maxaa-tiri Somali speakers ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Somali people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageStatus | Maay recognized as a Somali dialect by many linguists ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Digil clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mirifle clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCenter |
Bakool region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bay region ⓘ Gedo region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Shabelle region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major clan family in southern Somalia ⓘ |
| language | Maay ⓘ |
| languageVariety | Af-Maay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticIdentity | Maay-speaking community ⓘ |
| locatedAlong |
Jubba River region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shabelle River region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rahanweyn clan family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole | participant in Somali federal politics ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the main Somali clan families ⓘ |
| region | southern Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| settlementPattern |
riverine settlements
ⓘ
rural villages ⓘ |
| socialStructure | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| socioeconomicType | agro-pastoral community ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Rahanweyn (Raxanweyn) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
farming
ⓘ
livestock herding ⓘ |
| usesWritingSystem | Somali Latin alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Digil-Mirifle clan