| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Benadir and Lower Shabelle | |
| Languages | |
| Af Mahdoonte, Benadiri Somali, Somali, Arabic | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Sheekhaal, Reer faqi, Biido, Asharaf, Bravanese, Tunni and other Benadiri people |
'Shanshiyo (Somali: Shanshiyo Arabic: الشاشي) or Shaanshi is a Banaadiri clan, mainly from the southern coastal cities of Mogadishu, Marka, Baraawe and Kismayo[1] which established communities in the hinterlands in towns such as Baidoa and Diinsoor due to trading.