The level of Oromo admixture will likely differ among the various clans, with the Dir having the highest level due to partial assimilation and a long residence in the region. They are probably followed by the Geri, and then the Jidwaaq. I very much doubt that the Ogaden, in Ethiopia, have any Oromo admixture. I would posit that the Habar Awal have more Oromo admixture than the Ogaden of Ethiopia. With the Omotic component serving as a proxy for Oromo admixture, I would estimate that none of these groups have any more than 5% of the average genome coming from the Omotic component, with there being a cline downwards from the assimilated Hawiye and Dir.
There is no evidence for any of this as we do not yet have genomic data for clans.
Somalis being a randomly mating population have created their own tight cluster in the horn. It is very easy to identify a Somali genetically. Anyone outside of that tight cluster is not an ethnic Somali as we have historically understood it. The Somalis that are likely to be the least admixed are those from the Hawd, of any clan, excluding the Sheekhaal.
You have to be specific. When you mention Dir in Ethiopia, you are talking about clans that live as far apart as Doolo Bay Woreda and the Awash River. The same applies to Darood.
The Gadabursi in Faafan will not be as admixed as the Geri or Jidwaaq. It can be argued that they have less admixture than the Afdher clans that bordered the Oromos and bred with them, be they Ogaden; Gurre etc. They definitely have less Omotic admixture than MX and OG who took Boran wives in Southern K5. As for the Ciise, apart from Western parts of Shinille Zone and Dire Dawa, they mostly border the Afar.
It is only the Dirs, Barsug etc, that assimilated into the Oromo or intermarry with them such as the Gurgura etc that will be more differentiated. Even the difference will not be that great as the Omotic admixture is lessened by the fact the AQ are a heavily diluted Oromo confederation that also has people of Somali Agrobba, Afar, Harla ancestry etc. They are way more Somali looking than the Borans for example.
The Habar Awal definitely do not have more Oromo ancestry than the Ogaden of Afdher nor do the majority of them even border assimilated Oromos. If anything, they probably have less admixture than the Ogaden of Nogob and Godey who expanded into Oromo lands. Heck, I remember reading there is a Bah Gaalad in the OG clan. However, the Makahil, Bah Geri and other inland OG subclans will arguably have less exposure to clans that have bred with non-Somalis than the Habar Awal.
As for the Haud having the least admixed Somalis, based on what? The Somalis closer to the border of North-Central Somalia are a better candidate in my opinion.
I agree with you that assimilated Ethiopian Somalis will be more genetically separated than. However, this is not only restricted to Hawiyes and Dirs that have been assimilated into the AQ, but it also applies to the Daroods in the AQ confederation too.
All in all, this is a retarded argument to have unless we get a representative sample of people tested. Moreover, Somali ethnicity has never been defined by aurtosomal DNA. As long as one's phenotype does not drastically change for the worse and you are culturally Somali, your clan is not going to ostracise you for having admixture through a Habasha, Yemeni, Harari, Oromo grandmother. Our ethnicity is based on clan paternal ancestry.
I might even fork over some cash to do a comprehensive test myself. I pray to get results that conform to my biases :siilaanyosmile:
