I just wanted to know what somalia looked like in its prime on a map and i was curious did somalia occupy the swahili coast and zanzibar at one point?
Haiwya were in merca even before 1000ADSome parts of southern somalia were sometimes considered part of the Swahili cultural sphere like Baraawe were they still speak a Swahili dialect. If anything most coastal areas South of Mogadishu/ merca were Swahili influenced and then Somalized and inhabited by somalis after the Ajuuraan expansion
Not zanzibar but Mozambique in the sofala provinceI just wanted to know what somalia looked like in its prime on a map and i was curious did somalia occupy the swahili coast and zanzibar at one point?
I don't know why historians add all the Benadir ports to the Swahili Coast sphere, yes there is some Swahili influence, but the ports and the inland were always inhabited by Somalis & some Arabs and the Bantus in the Benadir if there were any were slaves imported from the south.Some parts of southern somalia were sometimes considered part of the Swahili cultural sphere like Baraawe were they still speak a Swahili dialect. If anything most coastal areas South of Mogadishu/ merca were Swahili influenced and then Somalized and inhabited by somalis after the Ajuuraan expansion
That's a wikipedia bullshit tbhNot zanzibar but Mozambique in the sofala province
Not really, I will try to show u proofThat's a wikipedia bullshit tbh
Yes sometimes they exaggerate. The major costal towns are Merca, Mogadishu, Barawe and Kismayo (which is a more recent city). Out of these three only Barawe could possibly be classified as Swahili because of the language but still the Somali character of the city is there.I don't know why historians add all the Benadir ports to the Swahili Coast sphere, yes there is some Swahili influence, but the ports and the inland were always inhabited by Somalis & some Arabs and the Bantus in the Benadir if there were any were slaves imported from the south.
We don't have evidence of the term Somali before the 15th century. Previously what we now know as Somali were called barbaar by the Arabs. There's evidence of somalis living in an urban setting that were defined as Barbar , example: inhabitants of zeila, sultan of Mogadishu, inhabitants of Merca (Hawiye) etc all three people were labeled as barbar so at least outsiders knew that the people of Merca and Mogadishu were from the same ethnicity as the ones in ZeilaYou need to again understand that the term Somali was limited to the rural nomads at that time, just like how Arab was used in the time of the prophet (saw) or Turk was used in the Ottoman Empire. Urban people did not call themselves Somalis even though they used the Somali language or a dialect thereof to speak.
They don’t speak Swahili.Yh what’s the deal with reer xamar what’s their history and why they speak Swahili
Barwani speaks a dialect of swahili not reer xamarYh what’s the deal with reer xamar what’s their history and why they speak Swahili
How big is Barwani? Like, their population.Barwani speaks a dialect of swahili not reer xamar
Dont know wallahi, what I do know is that they only live in barwaHow big is Barwani? Like, their population.
Is that a city or region?Dont know wallahi, what I do know is that they only live in barwa
Baraawe, a city south of Marka was founded and ruled by the somalis living there, the Tunni. Their language/dialect is spoken there with swahili also.Some parts of southern somalia were sometimes considered part of the Swahili cultural sphere like Baraawe were they still speak a Swahili dialect. If anything most coastal areas South of Mogadishu/ merca were Swahili influenced and then Somalized and inhabited by somalis after the Ajuuraan expansion
CityIs that a city or region?