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ahmed omar mohamed wrote:WHO ARE THE DIGIL & MIRIFLE CLAN IN SOMALIA
Digil iyo Mirifle people speak a distinct version of Somali called maay maay, while most other clans speak maxaa tiri. Maay maay falls into the East Cushitic language groups. It is distinct enough that most standard Somali speakers will not understand it. Other languages spoke by Digil iyo Mirifle clans are Af Jiddu, Af Dabbare, Af Garre, and Af Tunni. These clans also speak maay maay and or maxaa tiri to communicate with other Somali’s. They are 19 percent of Somalia total population They live in southern Somalia in the regions of Baay, Bakool, Gedo, Middle Juba, Lower Juba, Lower Shabelle and Banadir. They also live in the Somali regions of Kenya and Ethiopia.

Firm evidence for the history of the Somali people dates back to only about 1000 AD. Linguistic, cultural and historical evidence indicates D&M came originally from the southern highlands of what is now Ethiopia

These ppl need to go back to ethiopa thy r not Somalis but came to somalia 1500s as farmers looking for water and grass We da ppl of Arab history and irir history say nooooo to these ethiopans