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The Rahanweyn (Somali Maay: Reewing; traditional Somali: Raxanweyn, Arabic: الراحانوين) 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 five major Somali clans residing in the Horn of Africa.
The Digil sub-clan mainly consists of farmers and coastal people, while the Mirifle are predominantly nomadic pastoralists.
According to the Rahanweyn, Somalis are linguistically grouped into Mai Terreh and Maxaa Tiri. The speakers of Mai Terreh (also known as Mai-Mai or Af-Maay) are the Rahanweyn, while the speakers of Maxaa Tiri (i.e. Standard Somali) belong to other clans (Dir, Darod, Isaaq, and Hawiye).
The Digil and Mirifle are mainly concentrated in southern Somalia, including Mogadishu, Upper Juba (Gedo, Bay, Bakool, most parts of Jubbada Dhexe) and Shabeellaha Hoose. They are also found in the Somali Region and the North Eastern Province (currently administered by Ethiopia and Kenya, respectively).
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Rahanweyn sub-clans
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Digil
Mirifle
- Siyeed
- Sagaal
- Hadame
- Luwaay
- Geelidle
- Jilible
- Yantaar
- Hubeer
- Gasaargude
- Goobabweyn
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.
The Ashraaf Sarmaan and other Ashraaf Clans that originally came from Arab countries they live with Rahanwayne clan.
Notable Rahanweyn people
- Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein, former speaker of parliament, from 1965-1969 and briefly interim president.
- Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan, speaker of the parliament of Transitional Federal government 2004–2007.
- Hasan Muhammad Nur Shatigadud, leader of the Rahanweyn Resistance Army, president of Southwestern Somalia, Minister of Finance and Agriculture of the Transitional Federal Government
- Mohamed Haji Mukhtar, professor of African and Middle Eastern History at Savannah State University
- Abdi Kusow, professor of sociology and anthropology at Oakland University
Sheikh Mukhtar Robow Mansur , leader and spokesman for Al Shabaab- Abdallah Isaaq Deerow, late Minister of Constitutional Affairs of the Transitional Federal Government
- Adan Mohamed Nuur Madobe, current Speaker of the Parliament of the Transitional Federal Government, and former interim President of Somalia
- Madoobe Nuunow Mohamed, Former TFG Minister of Information and current Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Federalism
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