Benadiri Somali

Benaadir
Benaadir
Af Reer Xamar
Native to	Somalia
Region	Benadir coast
Ethnicity	Benadiri
Native speakers	(undated figure of 1.6 million)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Lowland East Somali languages Somali Benaadir; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	bena1268

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.^[2]

^ "Somali-English Language Pair Interpreter". Retrieved 1 July 2023.
^ Benadiri Somali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

[Somali_Translators-1] "Somali-English Language Pair Interpreter". Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[2] Benadiri Somali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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Benaadir
Af Reer Xamar
Native to	Somalia
Region	Benadir coast
Ethnicity	Benadiri
Native speakers	(undated figure of 1.6 million)^[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Cushitic Lowland East Somali languages Somali Benaadir
Language codes
ISO 639-3	–
Glottolog	`bena1268`