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			'''Somali clan''' refers to the clan grouping of the ]. It is an important social unit and ] membership continues to play an important part in their culture and in the ]. The clan is ], ie traced through the male line. Clans are often divided into sub-clans, sometimes many times.
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			In traditional Somali society, marriage was often to someone from another clan, ie ], but during the recent conflict in Somalia this seems to have become the exception rather than the rule.
	Along the coast (from Kisimayu city to Ras Kiyemboni and Bajun Archipelago) live the BAJUNI. They are fishermen, sailors, and merchants, derived from a mixture of coastal populations. Their ancestors included Arab or Persian settlers and seafaring peoples of India and the East Indies. Both BAJUNIS and Amarani or Bravanese (inhabitant of ] city) speak dialects of kiswahili. Kimwini dialect in Baraawe and Kibajuni with related subdialects by BAJUNIS.
	], year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.]]
	''']:'''
	7,253,137
	<br>''note:''
	This estimate was derived from an official census taken in 1975 by the Somali Government; population counting in Somalia is complicated by the large number of nomads and by refugee movements in response to famine and clan warfare (July 2000 est.)

			==Heirarchy of clans==
	'''Age structure:'''
			Certain clans are classed as ''noble clans'', referring to the belief that they share a common Somali ancestry, whereas the minority clans are believed to have mixed parentage. The four noble clans, known collectively as the ''Samale'' (or ''Samaale''), are:
	<br>''0-14 years:''
			*]
	44% (male 1,610,945; female 1,608,209)
			*]
	<br>''15-64 years:''
			*]
	53% (male 1,938,263; female 1,892,752)
			*]
	<br>''65 years and over:''
	3% (male 90,717; female 112,251) (2000 est.)

			''Sab'' is the term used to refer to minority clans.
	'''Population growth rate:'''
	2.9% (2000 est.)

			The ] (made up of the Digil and Mirifle clans) are an agro-pastoral group in the area between the ] and ]s. They occupy a kind of second tier in the Somali social system - because they do not follow a nomadic lifestyle, live further south and speak a group of ] (Maay) which have recently been classified as a separate language, they have to some extent been isolated from the mainstream of Somali society.
	''']:'''
	47.7 births/1,000 population (2000 est.)

			A group of occupational clans have sometimes been considered as ]es because traditionally they could only marry among themselves and other Somalis considered them to be ritually unclean. They lived in their own settlements among the nomadic populations in the north and performed specialized occupations such as metalworking, tanning and hunting. These clans include the Tomal, Midgan, Yibir, Ayle, Jaji and Yahar.
	''']:'''
	18.69 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.)

			==See also==
	'''Net ] rate:'''
			*]
	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.)
			*]

			==References==
	'''Sex ratio:'''
			*
	<br>''at birth:''
	1.03 male(s)/female
	<br>''under 15 years:''
	1 male(s)/female
	<br>''15-64 years:''
	1.02 male(s)/female
	<br>''65 years and over:''
	0.81 male(s)/female
	<br>''total population:''
	1.01 male(s)/female (2000 est.)

			]
	'''] rate:'''
			]
	125.77 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.)
			]

			]
	'''] at birth:'''
	<br>''total population:''
	46.23 years
	<br>''male:''
	44.66 years
	<br>''female:''
	47.85 years (2000 est.)

	'''Total ] rate:'''
	7.18 children born/woman (2000 est.)

	''']:'''
	<br>''noun:''
	Somali(s)
	<br>''adjective:''
	Somali

	''']s:'''
	] 85%, ] 14%, others 1% (Including ]s 30,000)

	'''Religions:'''
	] 98%, Christianity and other religions 2%
	'''Languages:'''
	] (official), ], ], ]

	''']:'''
	<br>''definition:''
	age 15 and over can read and write
	<br>''total population:''
	24%
	<br>''male:''
	36%
	<br>''female:''
	14% (1990 est.)

	== Reference ==
	* {{CIAfb}}

	== See also ==
	]

	{{Somalia-stub}}

	{{Africa in topic\|Demographics of}}

	]
	]
	]
	]

Revision as of 17:40, 19 May 2006

Somali clan refers to the clan grouping of the Somali people. It is an important social unit and clan membership continues to play an important part in their culture and in the politics of Somalia. The clan is patrilineal, ie traced through the male line. Clans are often divided into sub-clans, sometimes many times.

In traditional Somali society, marriage was often to someone from another clan, ie exogamy, but during the recent conflict in Somalia this seems to have become the exception rather than the rule.

Heirarchy of clans

Certain clans are classed as noble clans, referring to the belief that they share a common Somali ancestry, whereas the minority clans are believed to have mixed parentage. The four noble clans, known collectively as the Samale (or Samaale), are:

Sab is the term used to refer to minority clans.

The Rahanweyn (made up of the Digil and Mirifle clans) are an agro-pastoral group in the area between the Jubba and Shabeelle Rivers. They occupy a kind of second tier in the Somali social system - because they do not follow a nomadic lifestyle, live further south and speak a group of Somali dialects (Maay) which have recently been classified as a separate language, they have to some extent been isolated from the mainstream of Somali society.

A group of occupational clans have sometimes been considered as outcastes because traditionally they could only marry among themselves and other Somalis considered them to be ritually unclean. They lived in their own settlements among the nomadic populations in the north and performed specialized occupations such as metalworking, tanning and hunting. These clans include the Tomal, Midgan, Yibir, Ayle, Jaji and Yahar.

References

Victims and Vulnerable Groups in Southern Somalia

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Revision as of 17:40, 19 May 2006

Heirarchy of clans

See also

References