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Digil iyo Mirifle is one of the 5 major clans in Somalia. 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. Digil y Mirifle makes approximately about 20% of the entire Somali population.

The Digil subclans are mainly farmers and coastal people. The land they inhabit is the most fertile in Somalia. Mirifle subclans are Agro pastoralists with farming communities and some semi nomadic peoples.

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.

Digil iyo Mirifle have 28 subclans. There are 7 subclans in Digil, and 21 in Mirifle. Mirifle are split into Siyeed (8) and Sagaal (9) subclans. The name Rahanweyn is often times used in reference to Mirifle.

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To all Digil-mirifle.com members and readers.

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But is he the first known somali christian? because I am kind confused right now.

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we have two great rivers that course through Somali inhabited lands yet there had never being a conserted effort to used the water from the river for extensive irrigation or for transport.

even the somali breakbasket is feeling the effects of unreliable rains in Somalia, the most productive land don't produce what they used to mostly because there isn't enough water for the...

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lately i have being hearing rumours about the Rahanwayn, the major divisions amoung the Rahanwayn is Sidaad and Sagaal and some people claim that Sidaad are Daroods and Sagaal are Hawiye

any validity to these claims

Also Suldaanka can you give a short introduction into Digil and Mirifle clans and their history, culture and Degmo of each, I basically asking you to list each...

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Speaker of Somali Parliament Resigns, Prime Minister sacked

Hiiraan Online
Monday, May 17, 2010
 
Mogadishu (HOL) - President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed announced that the Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid and his cabinet have been sacked in a joint press conference held Monday afternoon between the President and Speaker of the Parliament Sheikh Aden Nur.

In the midst...

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Fighting in TFG. MP's are calling for the Speaker Adan Madoobe to step down. Madoobe says he will not. Rumor is Shariif Hassan is behind the whole ordeal and wants Madoobe gone.

So what exactly is goin on, lets hear opinions, insider new, everything

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Nice video, work being done in Baydhabo

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/hlthKDkcDF0&rel=0" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/hlthKDkcDF0&rel=0</a>

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Not only did they stole our house in karaan, shabaab is destroyin my grandfather grave tomorow. Illaheey dadkaan haa naga qabto 

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