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This article is about the ethnic group. For the geographical area, see Rehanweyn.
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 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 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 Mahaa Tiri (i.e. Standard Somali) belong to other clans (Dir, Darod, Isaaq, and Hawiye). The Digil and Mirifle are concentrated mainly 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).
[edit] Rahanweyn sub-clans
[edit] Digil[edit] 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. The Ashraaf Sarmaan and other Ashraaf Clans that originally came from Arab countries they live with Rahanwayne clan. [edit] Notable Rahanweyn people
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