Somali clan structure

[mali]

yibir tumaale and midgaan are ethnic outlier somalis and affiliate with other clans but are not structurized... yusuf is darood...and darroods are the majority in somalia.... so too was Siad .

[Soomaal]

rondu said:

wadaad said:

number wise its definitely the Daarod...Benaadirs/Bravanese probably constiute at most 3% of Somalia (im being very generous)

Since Daarod are the most numerous why don't they just take over the country? Is it more or less political within clans?

They've tried thats all I'm gonna say.

[mali]

yusuf..is the current elect... pres.. so its pretty present not past...current..today.
its a make or break..situtation today.....this attempt is recognize intl... and is supported.. the south is the only thing standing from a progressive nation... hes in seat for 4 yrs.. hopefully this will be a leverage for the next future elcts...

[mali]

by the way interesting avatars...

[Soomaal]

mali said:

by the way interesting avatars...

Dee waa abwaan Maxamed Ibraahin Hadrawi oo ruwaayad digaya.

[barre]

ienjoylurking said:

Those cities were vassals of Oman? I didnt know that, how did they manage to take out the portuguese? or was it before Portugal owned the islands?

Swahili city states were always independant and can be considered close to the ancient greek city states, at least before thier collapse in the 1500s.

Oman conquered them in 1650 after defeating the portoguese.
The Omanis fought a 50 year war against portoguese occupation in which they picked up European technology
and started making thier own Rifles and Canons and building Dhows based on European techniques biult in India, this allowed them to win independance and take over thier enemies Empire.
Zanzibar and Kilwa were the principle cities.

[mali]

swahili immaterial to clan structure or the somali language...