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A language of
Kenya
Location
Mandera county.
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Somalia
Language Name
Garre
User Population
83,600 in Somalia (2019). Ethnic population: 114,000 (2020 Joshua Project).
Location
Bay region: southeast border area; Shabeellaha Hoose region: Qoryoley and Wanla Weyne districts.
Alternate Names
Af-Garre, Karre
Dialects
None known. Reportedly linguistically similar to Boni [bob].
Language Status
6a* (Vigorous).
Language Use
Also use Maay [ymm].
Other Comments
Part of the Hawiye clan family. Consider themselves part of the Garreh people in Kenya, though they now speak different languages. Some ethnic Garre in Somalia speak Maay [ymm] as L1. Muslim.
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