Maay Maay

Mai-Mai
Af- Mai-Mai
Native toSomalia; significant communities in Ethiopia, Kenya, North America, and Yemen.
RegionBakool, Bay, Middle Juba, Lower Shabelle, Gedo, Hiran
EthnicityGosha, Rahanweyn Somalis
Native speakers
2.75 million (2020)[1]
DialectsMaay Erte (Central Somali), Maay Dhete (Af-Goshe, Af-Shambarro, Lower Juba Maay, Mahaway), Af-Helledi[1][2]
Maay alphabet
(Latin script)
Official status
Official language in
Somalia
Language codes
ISO 639-3ymm
Glottologmaay1238

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.

  1. ^ a b Mai-Mai at Ethnologue (27th ed., 2024) Closed access icon
  2. ^ "Refworld | World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples - Somalia".

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