Benadiri Somali

Benaadir
Af Reer Xamar
Native toSomalia
RegionBenadir coast
EthnicityBenadiri
Native speakers
1.9 million (2021)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3
Glottologbena1268

Benadiri Somali, also referred to as "Coastal Somali" (Somali: Af Reer Xamar), is a dialect of the Somali language. It is primarily spoken by the Benadiri people, who inhabit the southern Banaadir coast of Somalia and into Kenya.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Interactive language map: Somalia". Clear Global. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  2. ^ Benadiri Somali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)