Maay language
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Name (Hebrew)
שפת מאי
Name (Latin)
Maay language
Other forms of name
Af-Maay language
Af-Maay tiri language
Af-May language
Af-Maymay language
Af-Reewing language
Maaymaay language
Maayteri language
Rahanween language
Rahanweyn language
See Also From tracing topical name
Somali languages
See Also From tracing place name
Somalia
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q36221
Library of congress:
sh2008002792
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: English-Maay dictionary, 2007:p. vii (About the Af-Maay language: this language is also known as Maay, Maaymaay or Maayteri, sometimes this language is also called Af-Reewing. It is the first language of somalis living south of the Shabelle valley ...)
- The Linguist, Eastern Michigan University, www site, 7 April 2008:The Maay Language page (language name: Maay; alternate names: Af-Maay, Rahanweyn, Af-Maymay, Rahanween, Af-Maay tiri, Af-May; Dialict name: Af-Helledi; spoken in: Somalia)
- Ethnologue www site, 7 April 2008:Maay language page (Maay - a language of Somalia; alternate names: Af-Maay Tiri, Af-Maay, Af-May, Af-Maymay)
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Wikipedia description:
Mai-Mai, commonly spelled Maay Maay (also known as Af-Maay, Af-Maymay, or simply Maay; the Mai-Mai spelling is rarely used but it is most often spoken), is one of the Somali languages. It is mainly spoken in Somalia and adjacent parts of Ethiopia and Kenya. In Somalia, it is spoken in South West state, Jubaland state, and Banadir.
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