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| Mai-Mai | |
|---|---|
| Af- Mai-Mai | |
| Native to | Somalia; significant communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, North America, and Yemen. |
| Region | Bakool, Bay, Middle Juba, Lower Shabelle, Gedo, Hiran |
| Ethnicity | Rahanweyn Somalis[1] Gosha[2] |
Native speakers | 2.75 million (2020)[3] |
| Dialects | Maay Erte (Central Somali), Maay Dhete (Af-Goshe, Af-Shambarro, Lower Juba Maay, Mahaway), Af-Helledi[3][4] |
| Maay alphabet (Latin script) | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Somalia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ymm |
| Glottolog | maay1238 |
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Mai-Mai, commonly spelled Maay Maay (also known as Af-Maay, Af-Maymay, or simply Maay; the Mai-Mai spelling is rarely used but it is most often spoken), is a dialect of the Somali language of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.[5] It is mainly spoken in Somalia and adjacent parts of Ethiopia and Kenya. In Somalia, it is spoken in South West state, Jubaland state, and Banadir. It is one of the dialects of the Somali language.[6]
- ^ Mansur, Abdalla Omar (1988). A Lexical Aspect of Somali and East Cushitic Languages. Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore. ISBN 978-88-7002-419-7.
- ^ "Refworld | World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Somalia".
- ^ a b Mai-Mai at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024)
- ^ "Refworld | World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Somalia".
- ^ Unraveling Somalia: Race, Class, and the Legacy of Slavery - Page 67
- ^ The Shaping of Somali Society Reconstructing the History of a Pastoral People, 1600-1900 Page 23
