I know this is a very controversial topic and most people don't like hearing this but as Somalis we need to be open minded and not ignorant when it comes to this specific topics so we're not held back.
I find it really hard to believe that all Madows are descendants of Bantu slaves. I don't believe that their population went from 50k to almost million in less than 150 years. There are most definitely indigenous Madows who are not of Bantu origin but rather pre-Cushitic populations who roamed Somalia before the arrival of early cushites. Tribes like shiidle shabeele, Eylo, gawawiin, makane, hintire, and boni are definitely indigenous not just because they say so but the regional and historic evidence. The only Bantu slaves that were brought were definitely the Zigua and the Shambara (nyassa, makua, ngindo, Yao).
If you even look at a shambara clan tree you will see that they are definitely not horn African, not just because of the names, but also how short the lineages are compared to other Madow tribes.
Shambara don't even speak proper Maay it's like a creole between maay maxaa and their native language Zigua speak their own tongue. But have you ever heard a shiidle or makane speak Somali? It sounds so proper and pure. Like this topic has been keeping me awake for years when I read articles that document non Somali population that live in Somalia that were all known as "boon" or "madow gaalo" and the Eyle tribe from Buur Heybe has pre Islamic ties to Somalia they were the first to discover pottery and the man who discovered it sacrificed his wife to satisfy his creator and guarantee success, which was a part of early waaqefana or Waaq which predates Islam in the region and the coming of Bantus was way after the country became Muslim so the Eylo are definitely not of Bantu origin. But there
are also many Afaafs, in Somalia there's Udub and afaaf. Udub is the nobles and Afaaf is entree. I don't think Bantus were in the country long enough to get absorbed to a clan they usually keep to themselves and try to keep their culture and tradition alive.
Raxanweyns have a lot of absorbed Madow but their are also pre Arab slave trade documents of them like "bôn helai" or eelay boon they talked about how eelay tried to kill off all their boon because they were outnumbering the fileec but most refused. And Biimaal afaaf are definitely of the same stock as the indigenous Madows and also wardaay have so many Madow looking people Ormas in general tend to look Madow. I think they are all the same as hunter gatherer populations from Ethiopia who were probably Omotic but they definitely are Cushitic or Nilotic admixture because they are a lot taller than the pure Bantu populations of lower Juba and some of their hair and features look like the average jileec.
I find it really hard to believe that all Madows are descendants of Bantu slaves. I don't believe that their population went from 50k to almost million in less than 150 years. There are most definitely indigenous Madows who are not of Bantu origin but rather pre-Cushitic populations who roamed Somalia before the arrival of early cushites. Tribes like shiidle shabeele, Eylo, gawawiin, makane, hintire, and boni are definitely indigenous not just because they say so but the regional and historic evidence. The only Bantu slaves that were brought were definitely the Zigua and the Shambara (nyassa, makua, ngindo, Yao).
If you even look at a shambara clan tree you will see that they are definitely not horn African, not just because of the names, but also how short the lineages are compared to other Madow tribes.
Shambara don't even speak proper Maay it's like a creole between maay maxaa and their native language Zigua speak their own tongue. But have you ever heard a shiidle or makane speak Somali? It sounds so proper and pure. Like this topic has been keeping me awake for years when I read articles that document non Somali population that live in Somalia that were all known as "boon" or "madow gaalo" and the Eyle tribe from Buur Heybe has pre Islamic ties to Somalia they were the first to discover pottery and the man who discovered it sacrificed his wife to satisfy his creator and guarantee success, which was a part of early waaqefana or Waaq which predates Islam in the region and the coming of Bantus was way after the country became Muslim so the Eylo are definitely not of Bantu origin. But there
are also many Afaafs, in Somalia there's Udub and afaaf. Udub is the nobles and Afaaf is entree. I don't think Bantus were in the country long enough to get absorbed to a clan they usually keep to themselves and try to keep their culture and tradition alive.
Raxanweyns have a lot of absorbed Madow but their are also pre Arab slave trade documents of them like "bôn helai" or eelay boon they talked about how eelay tried to kill off all their boon because they were outnumbering the fileec but most refused. And Biimaal afaaf are definitely of the same stock as the indigenous Madows and also wardaay have so many Madow looking people Ormas in general tend to look Madow. I think they are all the same as hunter gatherer populations from Ethiopia who were probably Omotic but they definitely are Cushitic or Nilotic admixture because they are a lot taller than the pure Bantu populations of lower Juba and some of their hair and features look like the average jileec.
