Af-Maay

language
name=Maay or Maay Maay
nativename=af Maay
states=Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya significant communities in North America, and Yemen.
speakers=1,5-2 million native and at least 200,000 second language speakers.
familycolor=Afro-Asiatic
fam2=Cushitic
fam3=East
fam4=Somali
nation=Somalia
iso1=so
iso2=
iso3=ymm

Maay (also known as Af Maay, Afmaay, Af-Maay Tiri, Af-May, Af-Maymay, Rahanween, Rahanweyn) is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family and is written using the Latin alphabet. It is spoken mostly in Somalia and adjacent parts of Ethiopia and Kenya. Its speakers are known as Sab Somalis. The capital of the language is Baidoa.

References

* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ymm Ethnologue entry for Maay]

External links

* [http://www.cal.org/co/bantu/sblang.html Cultural Orientation Resource Center]