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I'm trying to better understand the Somali Dialects, who can help me? 

First, I'm unsure about if these are all the same, or how they are related: Xamar, Mogadishu,  and Banadiri. Likewise, Koonfur, and Banadiri dialect(s). 

Moving on, I heard that Northern Somali dominates the media: music industry, news, etc., and maybe even the education system as in it's a dialect chosen for teaching. While Southern Somali is the most commonly spoken of all the dialects, and the two dialects (Northern, and Southern) are the most common of all the dialects. Do you think that is the case?

Feel free to share any other relevant insights. :)

I came across this photo long ago. Though I think I also came across another link that said it's wrong: 

Distribution-of-Somali-dialectals.png

spacer.png Somali languages - Wikiwand

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The Somali languages form a group that are part of the Afro-Asiatic language family. They are spoken as a mother...

Thank you for your help in advance. My internet is having issues, so I might be unable to respond for a while. 

 

 

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On 5/1/2020 at 1:12 PM, Come Learn Somali said:

I'm trying to better understand the Somali Dialects, who can help me? 

First, I'm unsure about if these are all the same, or how they are related: Xamar, Mogadishu,  and Banadiri. Likewise, Koonfur, and Banadiri dialect(s). 

Moving on, I heard that Northern Somali dominates the media: music industry, news, etc., and maybe even the education system as in it's a dialect chosen for teaching. While Southern Somali is the most commonly spoken of all the dialects, and the two dialects (Northern, and Southern) are the most common of all the dialects. Do you think that is the case?

Feel free to share any other relevant insights. :)

I came across this photo long ago. Though I think I also came across another link that said it's wrong: 

Distribution-of-Somali-dialectals.png

spacer.png Somali languages - Wikiwand

WWW.WIKIWAND.COM
The Somali languages form a group that are part of the Afro-Asiatic language family. They are spoken as a mother...

Thank you for your help in advance. My internet is having issues, so I might be unable to respond for a while. 

 

 

The average language used by the mass media in Soomaaliya is not based on a Northern nor Southern dialect. It is mostly a Central region standardized dialect.

Anyway, what is up with Soomaali language and you?

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1 hour ago, Miskiin-Macruuf-Aqiyaar said:

The average language used by the mass media in Soomaaliya is not based on .a Northern nor Southern dialect. It is mostly a Central region standardized dialect.

Anyway, what is up with Soomaali language and you?

Okay. I am working on the improvement of my knowledge of the Somali language, and I want to help others with learning it.  

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