Rahanweyn people
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The Rahanweyn people are a Somali clan confederation primarily inhabiting southern Somalia, known for their distinct Maay-speaking culture and agro-pastoral lifestyle.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Somali clan confederation
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Digil-Mirifle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raxanweyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clanSystem | Digil-Mirifle clan family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictRole | key actors in Somali civil war dynamics in southern Somalia ⓘ |
| country | Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalDistinctiveness | distinct customary law practices (xeer) compared to northern clans ⓘ |
| culture | Maay-speaking culture ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | one of the largest clan families in southern Somalia ⓘ |
| diaspora |
Somali diaspora communities in East Africa
ⓘ
Somali diaspora communities in Europe ⓘ Somali diaspora communities in North America ⓘ Somali diaspora communities in the Gulf states ⓘ |
| ethnoLinguisticIdentity | distinct from Maxaa-tiri Somali groups ⓘ |
| historicalEconomy | grain production for wider Somali regions ⓘ |
| language | Maay ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Somali languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifestyle | agro-pastoral ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus | Maay sometimes considered separate language from Standard Somali ⓘ |
| livelihoodZone | inter-riverine areas between Juba and Shabelle rivers ⓘ |
| mainCrops |
maize
ⓘ
sorghum ⓘ |
| mainLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| migrationPattern | internal displacement during Somali civil war ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Bantu Somalis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darod NERFINISHED ⓘ Dir NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawiye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oralTradition | strong oral poetry tradition ⓘ |
| politicalIdentity | important constituency in federal Somali politics ⓘ |
| politicalRepresentation | South West State of Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | southern Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfHabitation |
Bakool region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ Gedo region NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiraan region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Shabelle region NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle Shabelle region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| socialStructure | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| subClan |
Digil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mirifle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
agro-pastoralism
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ rain-fed agriculture ⓘ |
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