Degoodi Explained

The Degoodi or Degodia (Somali: Degoodi or Degoodiya, Arabic: دغودي) is a Somali clan.

They are genealogically related to the other Samaale, but in particular to the Garjante, Gaalje'el, Garre, Masare, Isa (Saransor) and 'Awrmale, with which they share the same ancestor Gardhere Samaale.^{[1] [2]}

History

When Arthur Donaldson Smith traveled through what is now Bare woreda in 1895, he found that the Degodia were neighbors of the Majertein Afgab clan (whom they were at endless war with), their territory stretching east to the Weyib and Dawa Rivers.^[3]

So far there are 12 Wabars who served the community:

1. Wabar Cuudow2. Wabar Amiin3. Wabar Ali4. Wabar Omar5. Wabar Caalin6. Wabar Abdi7. Wabar Omar8. Wabar Ali9. Wabar Hassan10. Wabar Osman11. Wabar Abdi12. Wabar Abdille (incumbent)

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Clan tree

The Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology's Conflict analysis in Bakool and Bay, South-western Somalia (2004) shows the following clan tree for the Degoodi:^{[5] [6]}

- Samaale

• Gardheere
  • Garjente
    • Adow
      • 'Owrmale
      • Garre
      • Saransoor
        • Degodia
        • Gaaljeel
        • Masaare
        • Isa

Notable people

• Rahma Guliye, politician

Notes and References

1. Book: Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century . Adam. Hussein Mohamed. Ford. Richard. 1997-01-01 . Red Sea Press . 9781569020739. 127. en.
2. Book: Ahmed, Ali Jimale. The Invention of Somalia. 1995-01-01 . The Red Sea Press . 9780932415998. 121. en.
3. Donaldson-Smith, Through Unknown African Countries: the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolph (London, 1897), p. 143
4. Book: Ng'ang'a, Wangũhũ. Kenya's ethnic communities: foundation of the nation. 2006-01-01. Gatũndũ Publishers . 9789966975706 . 522 . en.
5. Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Germany, Conflict analysis in Bakool and Bay, South-western Somalia https://www.eth.mpg.de/3709496/consultancy_report_mar_2004.pdf page 32/31
6. Book: Ahmed, Ali Jimale. The Invention of Somalia. 1995-01-01 . The Red Sea Press . 9780932415998. 123. en.