Why don't Somalis intermarry Somali-Bantus?

[Coulombs law]

Personally, I don’t think my parents would
mind me marrying a Bantu somali, considering they grew up amongst them in Mugadishu. My dad is against interracial/interethnic marriages, and can be tribalist at times. But I actually don’t think he would mind as long as the man is somali, and knows the dhaqan :D

Very interesting, are you Abgaal by any chance ?

 

[SumMo]

Very interesting, are you Abgaal by any chance ?

No. My parents tribe are from Gaalkacyo. (Sacad I believe, not 100% sure). My parents never really mention tribes in my presence, so I have no idea.

 

[Abkaal]

No. My parents tribe are from Gaalkacyo. (Sacad I believe, not 100% sure). My parents never really mention tribes in my presence, so I have no idea.

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[SumMo]

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lol. thanks :D

 

[World]

Personally, I don’t think my parents would
mind me marrying a Bantu somali, considering they grew up amongst them in Mugadishu. My dad is against interracial/interethnic marriages, and can be tribalist at times. But I actually don’t think he would mind as long as the man is somali, and knows the dhaqan :D

Midgans get murdered in large cities if they marry a Somali, and they're ethnic Somalis. So you must be ignorant to think that Somalis would let their children marry ex-slaves lower than midgans who aren't ethnic Somali. Go and ask them if you don't believe me.

 

[World]

My parents are probably aware of this, but they have always hated tribalism. They don’t like how we use tribe to segregate and oppress our own people, which why they never discuss tribes with us. They want tribalism to end with their generation, as they have seen the horrible effects of it (27 years of civil war). I’m sure if I ever were to marry one from a tribe that is considered ‘bad’; my parents would struggle with accepting it at first, but would come around later. They would probably need some time to overcome their own ignorance and fear of me getting mistreated. But the cycle needs to end at some point, and I think the youth is a good place to start. Luckily, many of us youngsters don’t put too much emphasis on tribe. I have never had a somali guy ask me about my tribe when getting to know me for instance. It’s not that important for many of us. ‍ I know for a fact I would be happy if my children were to marry a somali, and I wouldn’t even ask about tribe. (And i lowkey feel like my parents think the same. Their biggest fear is someone bringing home a white boy, not a ‘Midgaan’ or whatever the tribe.)

There is a big difference between tribalism between Hawiye, Darood, Isaaq and tribalism against the Midgans. The former is due to the civil war, and before 1991 intermarriage was the norm. Things are slowly returning that way again. However the latter has always existed and is an integral part of Somali culture.

 

[JONB]

Somalis hate each other. A failed state for almost three decades because of internal conflict. Let me just end it here

 

[LittleNileRiver]

Bantus marry amongst themselves and have over 7-8 kids. Why should ethnic Somalis contribute to the bantufication of Somalia?

 

[Leila]

In south Somalia if a "nasab" Somali (somali from the 4 major tribes) marries a Somali Bantu they would most likely get disowned by their family /clan . The major tribes don't even marry from tribes like madhiban or tumaal as they are seen as inferior . The Somali Bantu have a different racial bankground than the ethnic Somalis and they have the stigma of their slave ancestors so intermarriage with them would be unthinkable for 99 % of Somalis .