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The '''Degoodi''' or Hano'''dia''' ({{lang-so|''Degoodi'' or ''Degoodiya''}}, {{lang-ar|دغودي}}) is a [[Somali clan]]. Members of the clan primarily inhabit [[Kenya]], but also large part of Southern [[Ethiopia]] and places in Southern [[Somalia]], Like many Somalis, Degoodi/Hanodia members trace their paternal ancestry to [[Samaale]], through their MarehN ancestor. They are genealogically related to the other [[Samaale]], but in particular the Marehan, Isa (Saransor) , 'Owrmale with which they share the same ancestor [[Samaale]].<ref name=":022">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0m9yAAAAMAAJ|title=Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century|last=Adam|first=Hussein Mohamed|last2=Ford|first2=Richard|date=1997-01-01|publisher=Red Sea Press|isbn=9781569020739|page=127|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpdAzRYruCwC|title=The Invention of Somalia|last=Ahmed|first=Ali Jimale|date=1995-01-01|publisher=The Red Sea Press|isbn=9780932415998|page=121|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" />
The '''Degoodi''' or '''Degodia''' ({{lang-so|''Degoodi'' or ''Degoodiya''}}, {{lang-ar|دغودي}}) is a [[Somali clan]]. Members of the clan primarily inhabit [[Kenya]], but also large part of Southern [[Ethiopia]] and places in Southern [[Somalia]], Like many Somalis, Degoodi members trace their paternal ancestry to [[Samaale]], through their [[Gardhere]] ancestor. They are genealogically related to the other [[Samaale]], but in particular the Gaalje'el , Isa (Saransor) , 'Owrmale with which they share the same ancestor [[Gardhere]] [[Samaale]].<ref name=":022">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0m9yAAAAMAAJ|title=Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century|last=Adam|first=Hussein Mohamed|last2=Ford|first2=Richard|date=1997-01-01|publisher=Red Sea Press|isbn=9781569020739|page=127|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XpdAzRYruCwC|title=The Invention of Somalia|last=Ahmed|first=Ali Jimale|date=1995-01-01|publisher=The Red Sea Press|isbn=9780932415998|page=121|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":3" />


== History ==
== History ==
When [[Arthur Donaldson Smith]] traveled through what is now [[Bare (woreda)|Bare woreda]] in 1895, he found that the Degodia were neighbors of the Majertan clan(whom they were at endless war with, their territory stretching east to the [[Weyib River|Weyib]] and [[Dawa River|Dawa Rivers]].<ref>Donaldson-Smith, ''Through Unknown African Countries: the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolph'' (London, 1897), p. 143</ref> The Degodia are said to have originated around the rivers [[Dawa River|Dawa]], Parma and Ganale Daria in South east [[Ethiopia]] and from Eel Ali in [[Somalia]], where clansmen are still present today.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=nl&id=T14wAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=degodia|title=Kenya's ethnic communities: foundation of the nation|last=Ng'ang'a|first=Wangũhũ|date=2006-01-01|publisher=Gatũndũ Publishers|year=|isbn=9789966975706|location=|pages=522|language=en|quote=|via=}}</ref>
When [[Arthur Donaldson Smith]] traveled through what is now [[Bare (woreda)|Bare woreda]] in 1895, he found that the Degodia were neighbors of the Afgab clan(whom they were at endless war with, their territory stretching east to the [[Weyib River|Weyib]] and [[Dawa River|Dawa Rivers]].<ref>Donaldson-Smith, ''Through Unknown African Countries: the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolph'' (London, 1897), p. 143</ref> The Degodia are said to have originated around the rivers [[Dawa River|Dawa]], Parma and Ganale Daria in South east [[Ethiopia]] and from Eel Ali in [[Somalia]], where clansmen are still present today.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?hl=nl&id=T14wAQAAIAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=degodia|title=Kenya's ethnic communities: foundation of the nation|last=Ng'ang'a|first=Wangũhũ|date=2006-01-01|publisher=Gatũndũ Publishers|year=|isbn=9789966975706|location=|pages=522|language=en|quote=|via=}}</ref>

In 2013,they made an alliance with the Han Chinese for business as well as social interests. The tribe primarily does business through import/export as well as contract negotiations.

Every Degodia/Hanodia offers 10% of their monthly salary to the sultan to reinvest in real estate as well as commodities.


== Clan tree ==
== Clan tree ==
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'''-''' Samaale
'''-''' Samaale
* Marehan
* Gardere
** Garjente
** Garjente
*** Riyole
*** Riyole
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**** Mantan
**** Mantan
***** Saransur
***** Saransur
****** [[Gaalje'el]]
****** Gaalje'el
****** '''Degodia'''
****** '''Degodia'''
****** Isa
****** Isa

Revision as of 12:48, 13 August 2017

The Degoodi or Degodia (Template:Lang-so, Template:Lang-ar) is a Somali clan. Members of the clan primarily inhabit Kenya, but also large part of Southern Ethiopia and places in Southern Somalia, Like many Somalis, Degoodi members trace their paternal ancestry to Samaale, through their Gardhere ancestor. They are genealogically related to the other Samaale, but in particular the Gaalje'el , Isa (Saransor) , 'Owrmale with which they share the same ancestor Gardhere Samaale.[1][2][3]

History

When Arthur Donaldson Smith traveled through what is now Bare woreda in 1895, he found that the Degodia were neighbors of the Afgab clan(whom they were at endless war with, their territory stretching east to the Weyib and Dawa Rivers.[4] The Degodia are said to have originated around the rivers Dawa, Parma and Ganale Daria in South east Ethiopia and from Eel Ali in Somalia, where clansmen are still present today.[5]

Clan tree

Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology:Conflict analysis in Bakool and Bay, South-western Somalia in 2004 shows the following clan tree for the Degoodi[6][3]

- Samaale

  • Gardere
    • Garjente
      • Riyole
        • 'Owrmale
        • Mantan
          • Saransur
            • Gaalje'el
            • Degodia
            • Isa

References

  1. ^ Adam, Hussein Mohamed; Ford, Richard (1997-01-01). Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century. Red Sea Press. p. 127. ISBN 9781569020739.
  2. ^ Ahmed, Ali Jimale (1995-01-01). The Invention of Somalia. The Red Sea Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780932415998.
  3. ^ a b Ahmed, Ali Jimale (1995-01-01). The Invention of Somalia. The Red Sea Press. p. 123. ISBN 9780932415998.
  4. ^ Donaldson-Smith, Through Unknown African Countries: the first expedition from Somaliland to Lake Rudolph (London, 1897), p. 143
  5. ^ Ng'ang'a, Wangũhũ (2006-01-01). Kenya's ethnic communities: foundation of the nation. Gatũndũ Publishers. p. 522. ISBN 9789966975706.
  6. ^ 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


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