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- Somali · borrowed fromDarawiish
- English todayDervish state
From Somali Darawiish.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The colonial-era Taleh-based state established by the xarunta (haroun) that existed between 1895 C.E. and 1920 C.E. geographically coextensive with modern-day Waqooyi Bari; the successor state to the treatyless Dhulbahante garadate. Full definition →
From Somali Darawiish.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.