Family and clan
Somali clan tree: Hawiye
This page lists every Hawiye group in Jan Abbink's Total Somali Clan Genealogy (2009) and ACLED's 2025 clan list, in each source's own placement. It is one part of the Somali clan tree.
This page is one part of the Somali clan tree. It gives the Hawiye section of each source in full. For history, places and records, see the Hawiye page.
How to read it
Spellings are the source's own. In Abbink's tree, a name with a question mark "could not be confirmed from more than one source", in his words. His sign -/- means "intervening ancestors or nodes in a line are omitted". Here such a line is marked as having ancestors left out (Abbink, The Total Somali Clan Genealogy, 2009, p. 7). Each indent is one level down: clan, sub-clan, lineage, then the diya-paying group.
Abbink's tree
Hawiye
Hawiye groups as Abbink charts them. Abbink places Karanle under Bah Arbera, with the sub-clans Gidir, Kaariye and Sihawiye. Murosade sits beside it on the same line. See Abgaal, Karanle and Murusade.
- Bah Girei
- Gurgate
- Abgal
- Sul Harti
- Wa'Aysle
- Eli Omar
- Matan
- Yusuf
- Warsengeli
- Wa'abudan
- Da'ud
- Se'ile
- Agon-yare
- Mobileen
- Derandole
- Hillivi
- 'Usman
- Ujudeen
- Sheikhaal (Abbink: the ancestors between this group and the one above are left out)
- Damay
- Hirab (Abbink: the ancestors between this group and the one above are left out)
- Abgal
- Jambelle
- Ajuraan
- Garen
- Gelberis
- Yibidalla
- Gashe
- Dulhata
- Waqle
- Hintere
- Garure
- Arure
- Olagir
- Ajuraan
- Gugundabe
- Jidle
- Jibidle
- Murala
- Saada'adde
- Galja'el
- Doqondiide
- Aloofi
- Barsame
- 'Aafi
- Sugow
- D'eemoow
- Nooloow
- Makahiil Weynaha
- Oda 'Ad
- Abtisame
- Dirsame
- Jajele
- Molaal
- Jilideen
- Badi-Adde
- Murille
- Degodiye
- Masare
- Fardanow
- Midhimaal
- Gelible
- Dumaal
- Jibrail
- Fau
- Reer Mohamud
- Mau
- Samatar
- Sil'is
- Wadalan
- Gurgate
- Bah Arbera
- Rarane
- Haskul
- 'Arid
- Idin
- Karanle
- Gidir
- Kaariye
- Sihawiye
- Wadare
- Murosade
- Mohamed Amal
- Nur 'Abdi
- Septi
- Gabdi
- Foo'ulus
Gardere, Yakabur and Mayle
Abbink calls these a "pre-Hawiya" group. They claim descent from 'Imr, "an ancestor on the same genealogical level as Samaale". He writes that the Hawadle "are today often presented as one of the major clan-group within the Hawiye" (Abbink 2009, p. 30).
- Gardere
- Gilale
- Ormale
- Hon
- Yakabur
- Daule
- Hober
- Mayle
- Hawadle
- 'Abdi Yusuf
- Farmagge
- 'Abdalle
- Allagumar
- Walahmooge
- Abdirahman
- Gerra
- Tuf
- Kuranyo
- Hawadle
ACLED's 2025 list
- Abgal
- Abdalla Arone
- Abdalla
- Agonyar
- Galmaah
- Abukar
- Abukar Gabane
- Agonyar
- Agoonyar Gaabane
- Cabdale Caroone
- Celi
- Cosoble Ali
- Daud
- Gaabane Mohamed
- Galmaax Yoonis
- Galmah
- Habar
- Nugal
- Harti Abgal
- Hassan Gaab
- Kabaale
- Matan Abdulle
- Mohamed Muse
- Dhiblabe Turyare
- Suubiye Turyare
- Reer Matan
- Wabudhan
- Mataan Muse
- Mohamed Muse
- Wacaysle
- Wacaysle Ali Gaaf
- Warsangeli
- Ajuran
- Awramale
- Baadiade
- Cali
- Ciroole
- Daud
- Gaaljecel
- Caafi
- Caloofi
- Hadame
- Sogow
- Wasuge
- Garjin
- Gugundhabe
- Jijeele
- Habar Gedir
- Ayr
- Ayanle
- Bilaal
- Cabsiiye
- Cabsiye
- Habanji
- Habar Aji
- Saruur
- Yabadhaalo
- Yabar Dhowrakece
- Yabardhowrakacay
- Duduble
- Eli
- Mohamed Amal
- Habaraji Ayr
- Jalah
- Reer Aw Hassan
- Sacad
- Reer Hilowle
- Reer Jalaf
- Sacad Barkhadle
- Sacad Farale
- Sacad Indhayar
- Sacad Muse
- Sacad Reer Nimcaale
- Saleban
- Ayr
- Hawadle
- Aadan Warsame
- Abdirahman
- Adam Yaber Madaxweyne
- Agoon
- Ali Madaxweyne
- Baana Yaber Madaxweyne
- Cabdalla
- Farax Cagaweyne
- Galible Hassan Agoon
- Harun
- Hassan Musa
- Hussein Yaber Madaxweyne
- Ibrahim Isse
- Iidle Yaber Madaxweyne
- Mohamed Yabar Madaxweyne
- Reer Ugaas
- Xarun Sub
- Yaber Dige
- Yaber Madaxweyne
- Hawadle Abdi Yussuf
- Hiraab
- Wacdaan
- Lugayare
- Madhiban
- Mobleen
- Murule
- Murusade
- Ormale
- Reer Khalaf
- Saad
- Reer Jalaf
- Sheeqaal
- Awqudub
- Loobogay
- Wejis
- Wesle
- Xawadley
Karanle in more detail
A fuller Karanle tree appears on Wikipedia, which cites a Somali source. It is given here as a backup source (Wikipedia, Karanle, backup).
- Karanle
- Gidir: Aw Bakr (Ahmed Maqi), Warneif (Taa'uud; Faasi, with Aw Qariib), Abshale
- Kaariye: Af Haaj; Laasuge, with Abu Bakr (Sa'ad ad-Diin; Muhammed, with Sultan Muhammed)
- Mursal (Murusade): Sabti (Abu Bakr, Idinle, Abdalla and Ibrahim Sabti); Foorculus (Muhammed Foorculus or Hilibi, Ahmed Foorculus or Daguuro, Ebakar Foorculus or Hawar Ceene)
- Sexawle: Balaw (Iye, with Reer Garaad Mahiiqe; Shurbul), Ba'ad, Bur'aal (Bade Samatar, with Arabi and Haro; Farah Samatar)
Abbink lists Gidir, Kaariye and Sihawiye under Karanle, and Murosade beside it (Abbink 2009, p. 29). The World Bank's south-central chart places Murusade under Karanle (World Bank 2005).
Download
Every row here is also in somali-clan-tree.csv, which you can download from the main tree page.
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Sources
- Abbink, The Total Somali Clan Genealogy, 2009, p. 7 · hdl.handle.net
- Wikipedia, Karanle, backup · en.wikipedia.org
- World Bank 2005 · openknowledge.worldbank.org
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