Benadiri people

Banaadiri people
البنادريون
Total population
1.9 million (2021)
Regions with significant populations
Mogadishu, Merca, Baraawe, Kismayo, Gendershe, Jaziira and other towns in Koonfuur Galbeed
Languages
Somali (Benadiri, Mahdoonte), Chimwini
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Bajuni, Bravanese, Swahili, Somalis

The Banaadiri people (Somali: Reer Benaadir, Arabic: البنادريون) are a people group in Somalia. Banaadiris largely inhabit Somalia's southern coastline. Part of the Banaadiri, especially the Bravanese, speak Chimwini, a Bantu language of the Swahili variety, alongside Somali. The Banaadiri (Banadiri) people are generally considered distinct from ethnic Somalis and their respective clans.

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