Barbar refers to a geographical region. It's not specifically used to describe Somalis or Somali-inhabited regions. In another text, Barbar was used to describe a neighboring Arab region. Read the text below.What could Barbar mean then if it isn't Somali? I'm genuinely curious on your thoughts.
"When the power of these people became enfeebled, the Barabar (Arabians of the neighboring country) who had come to live among them, (rose and) overpowered them, driving them out."