Biido

Biido
Regions with significant populations
Baraawe, Marka, Mogadishu and Zanzibar
Languages
Chimini, Somali, Arabic and Swahili
Religion
Islam
Related ethnic groups
Haatim, Asharaf, Bravanese people, Tunni and other Benadiri people

Bida (Chimini: Bidda, Somali: Biida) or Bido are a clan confederacy based in Baraawe, South West State of Somalia and make up one of the groups part of the "todobo Tol" (roughly translates to 7 clans) also known as Bravanese people.[1] Member clans of this clan umbrella can also be found in other confederacies further up the coast in Marka and Mogadishu.[2]

  1. ^ "REFUGEE STATUS APPEALS AUTHORITY NEW ZEALAND" (PDF).
  2. ^ Adam, Anita. Benadiri People of Somalia with Particular Reference to the Reer Hamar of Mogadishu. pp. 107–108.