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Semi-protected edit request on 27 June 2024

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Banadiri is not a somali and there is no such a thing as a northern dialect it is af-maxa (do not write about someone else's history if you do not know a thing and that is a given) 176.42.132.202 (talk) 19:48, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. PianoDan (talk) 20:00, 27 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Somalis of Oromo origin?

There's a theory that Somalis are actually semitized Oromo. See p.99 [1] "Another theory is that the Somalis are actually Semiticized Oromos, the descendants of the Oromo tribes which inhabited portions of what is now the Northern Region of the Somali Republic and which were subject to influences emanating from Arabia, both through a certain degree of intermarriage and through the adoption of Islam". Unsure how widely taken up this theory is, perhaps editors can take a look. Magherbin (talk) 16:31, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

DNA, specifically autosomal DNA disproves this fringe theory.[2] The overwhelming proportions of the Ethio-Somali component found within Somalis debunks those claims. Oromos carry Omotic admixtures and more “Arab” DNA than Somalis do. Oromo are not as pure as Somalis are genetically. Check the colors yourself.[3]

Omotic = Purple

Arab = Brown 95.145.186.34 (talk) 18:26, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 19 December 2024

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The last paragraph in the “etymology” sections cites sources that are irrelevant and that don’t even mention anything about the preferences Somalis have for the term “Somalian”.

I suggest removing it. 2620:101:F000:7C1:0:0:0:771E (talk) 09:41, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{Edit semi-protected}} template. M.Bitton (talk) 21:25, 19 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]