Anybody who uses the world "Samaale" about the Lower Shabelle exposes their ignorance and/or fragile political objectives.
Outside of basic, rudimentary introduction to Somalia simplyfing two generalized major cultural groups;
- Samaale are the Maxa Tiri speaking Nomads
- Reewin are the May speaking Agro- pastoralists
The only place in Somalia the word "Samaale" is even nominally relevant is Hiiraan and only really precariously because of the intra-group identity question surrounding Xawaadle and Saransoor caucusing with Hawiye while being in a state of incomplete assimilation. And Samaale even then is only even plausible as relevant identity group when there is
compare/contrastt between the Hawiye nomadic caucus, the Shiidle/Makane Somali Bantu caucus, and the Reewin agro-pastoralist May Caucus in the greater Hiiraan region.
North of Hiiraan to Awdal, there is almost complete homogeneity of Nomadic Maxa Tiri Speaking so there is no existence of something called Samaale. That's why no one has even heard of the name. In that landscape, from Mudug to Bari to Waqooyi, the relevant identities divide into Xeeb (fisheries and sheep) and Interior (camels and goats)
In Jubbaland, due to heavy migration history, the relevant identities divide into Guri/Waamo (older/integrated) and Galti/Soo Galooti/Xabadi Keento (recent/fresh/incompletely integrated).
In Lower Shabeelle, and really much of the area between the Benadir ports and the Interior, the relevant identity is
Shan Gamaas.
I will just leave this here about what I have said about Shan Gamaas before
Digil are Garre, are Galadi, are Bagadi, are Shanta Caleemo, and are Tuuni WHO THEMSELVES ARE SHAN GAMAAS ALSO KNOWN AS REER BARAAWE.
Wacdaan for example is completely assimilated to such a degree, I would imagine an average Samaale from Gaalkacyo or Hargeisa or Goday would have difficulty understanding where Wacdaan stops and Geledi (Digil with Tunni base) begins. Similar with Moobileen + Abgaal/Wacbuudhan (Especially Celi Cumar and Reer Mataan) + Udeejeen are on a gradient reflecting their nown heavy influence from Digil and Tunni Shan Gamaas cultural assimilation.
Besides the Mudulood, FROM BAJUUN TO SHEEKHAAL GENDERSHE TO BIYAMAAL MARKOOD TO THE BEND IN THE SHABELLE RIVER AT MAHADAAY WEYN WHERE SHIIDLE SIT..... that entire stretch of coastal seaboard called the former "Benadir" is all assimilated themselves to the Digil/Tunni/Shan Gamaas culture.
Even the most pure Arab Benadiri of Xamar as "Gibil cad" or the to the most recent pure Somali Bantu Mushunguli as "Gibil madoow" is under this culture.
Somaliland will never be recognized as separate entity. It will remain part of Somalia.
