Warsangali

Warsangali
ورسنجلي
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Somali
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Dishiishe, Majeerteen, Dhulbahante, Ogaden, Leelkase, Marehan

The Warsangali (Somali: Warsangeli, Arabic: قبيلة ورسنجلي)[1] is a Somali sub clan. It is part of the Harti clan, which belongs to the Darod, one of the largest Somali tribe-families.[2][3] In the Somali language, the name Warsangali means "bringer of good news."[1] The Warsangali primarily inhabit the Sanaag.[4]

  1. ^ a b Cruttenden, C. J. "Memoir on the Western or Edoor Tribes, inhabiting the Somali Coast...", Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, 19 (1849), pp. 72-73
  2. ^ "Somalia: Minorities and indigenous peoples". Minority Rights Group International. 19 June 2015. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  3. ^ Lewis, Ioan M (1999). A Pastoral Democracy: A Study of Pastoralism and Politics Among the Northern Somali of the Horn of Africa. James Currey Publishers. p. 12. ISBN 9780852552803. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  4. ^ Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for. "Refworld | Somalia: Update to SOM23731.E of 24 April 1996 on the situation of the Warsangeli (Darod)". Refworld. Retrieved 2021-06-17.

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