Leelkase
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
| Languages | |
| Somali | |
| Religion | |
| Islam (Sunni) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Hawadle, Dhulbahante, Marehan, Warsangali, Majerteen, Awrtable, Ogaden, other Darod groups, and other Somali clanss |
Lailkase[1] or Leelkase[2] or Lelkase[3] ([Laylkase[4]] Error: {{Lang-xx}}: text has italic markup (help), Arabic: ليلكسة) (Hussein bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti) is a subclan of the Somali Darod clan.[3]
Distribution
The term "Lailkase" is a Somali nickname, which translates as "farsighted, mindful, smart, very intelligent".[5]
Members of the Lailkase clan primarily inhabit the north-central Mudug region of Somalia.[6] Others can also be found in the Bari,[7] Nugal, Gedo, and Lower Juba regions.
Clan tree
In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:[8]
- Darod (Darood)
In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:[9]
- Darod
- Harti
- Awrtable
- Lailkase
Prominent figures
- Abdulkadir Abdi Hashi, former State Minister of the Presidency for Planning and International Relations of Puntland
- Jama Mohamud Takar, politician
References
- ^ "Roots of Insecurity in Puntland".
- ^ United Nations Security Council, Letter dated 21 November 2006 from the Chairman of the Security Council Committee..., p. 20
- ^ a b World Bank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics , pp. 56-57
- ^ "Warsaxaafadeed: Beesha Laylkase oo Saxaafada kula Hadashay Garoowe Dhaliishayna Saamiga Lagasiiyay Golaha Wasiirada (Sawirro)".
- ^ Diiriye, p.65.
- ^ Africa events, p.17.
- ^ Bader, p.236.
- ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56 Figure A-2
- ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.57 Figure A-3
- Africa events, Volume 8. Dar es Salaam Ltd. 1992.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Bader, Christian (1999). Le sang et le lait: brève histoire des clans somal. Maisonneuve & Larose. ISBN 2-7068-1373-3.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Diiriye, Anwar Maxamed (2006). Literature of Somali onomastics & proverbs with comparison of foreign sayings. Gobaad Communications & Press. ISBN 0-9726615-1-4.
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