Rahanweyn
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The Rahanweyn (Somali Maay: Reewing; traditional Somali: Raxanweyn)) is a Somali clan, composed of two major sub-clans, the Digil and the Mirifle. It makes up about 20% of the population of Somalia, and is one of the four major Somali clans in the Horn of Africa. The Digil sub-clan consists mainly of farmers and coastal people, while the Mirifle consists mainly of nomadic pastoralists. According to the Rahanweyni, Somalis are linguistically grouped into Mai Terreh and Maxaa Tiri. The speakers of Mai Terreh (altern. Mai-Mai or Maay) are the Rahanweyn and others who settle with them, while the speakers of Mahaa Tiri belong to other clans (Dir, Darod, and Hawiye). The Digil and Mirifle are concentrated mainly in southern Somalia including Mogadishu and Upper Juba (Gedo, Bay, Bakool, most parts of Jubbada Dhexe) and Shabeellaha Hoose regions of Somalia). They are also found in neighbouring Kenya and Ethiopia, but not in Djibouti.
Rahanweyn sub-clans
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Rahanweyn's location in in red
Digil
Mirifle
Traditionally, the Mirifle Siyeed subdivide themselves into three major groups: Bogolhore, Boqoldhexe and Boqoldambe. For example, the Boqolhore is has the four subclans of Qoomaal, Disoow, Eemid, and Yalaale. Also each Mirifle subclan subdivides itself into subclans or sub-groups called gamaas. For instance, the five gamaas of the Qoomaal of the Boqolhore are: Dhisiraad, Reer Awmashube, Reer Towba, Reer Macalin, and Idimoole. Traditionally one of these five is the Gamaashore (first sub-group). In the case of the Qoomaal the Gamaashore is the sub-group called Dhisiraad. Notable Rahanweyn people
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