Maay language
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
שפת מאי
Name (Latin)
Maay language
Name (Arabic)
שפת מאי
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
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q36221
Library of congress:
sh2008002792
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: English-Maay dictionary, 2007:
- The Linguist, Eastern Michigan University, www site, 7 April 2008:
- Ethnologue www site, 7 April 2008:
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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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