Benadiri Somali

Benaadir
	Benadiri
Native to	Somalia
Region	Benadir coast
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic East Cushitic Somali languages Somali Benaadir; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	bena1268

Benadiri Somali also referred to as “Coastal Somali” is a dialect of the Somali language. It is primarily spoken by the Benadiri people, who inhabit the southern Banaadir coast of Somalia.[1]

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:[2]

Northern Benadir (Abgaal, Ajuran, Huber, and Galjal)
Southern Benadir (Hamari, Bimaal)

Notes

References

ALSintl - Somali language

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[1] Benadiri Somali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

[2] Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)