Glottolog bena1268 | Region Benadir coast | |
Language family Afro-AsiaticCushiticEast CushiticSomaliBenaadir | ||
Benadiri Somali is a dialect of the Somali language. It is primarily spoken by the Benadiri people, who inhabit the southern Banaadir coast of Somalia.
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:
References
Benadiri Somali Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA