query: instance_of warsangali
supports: Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, also known as Darod, Dawud or Da'ud, is the man traditionally held to be the common ancestor of the Somali Darod clan. According to early Islamic books and local tradition, Abdirahman is believed to have descended from Aqeel ibn Abi Talib, a member of the Banu Hashim and the cousin of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. The Ethiopian Somali Regional State is the easternmost of the nine ethnic divisions ("kililoch") of Ethiopia. It is often called Soomaali Galbeed ("Western Somalia") on account of its geographical position within the Greater Somalia matrix. The state borders the Ethiopian regions of Oromia, Afar and Dire Dawa (Diridhawa) to the west, as well as Djibouti to the north, Somalia to the north, east and south, and Kenya to the south-west. Somalia ( '), officially the Federal Republic of Somalia , is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, the Indian Ocean to the east, and Kenya to the southwest. Somalia has the longest coastline on Africa's mainland, and its terrain consists mainly of plateaus, plains and highlands. Climatically, hot conditions prevail year-round, with periodic monsoon winds and irregular rainfall. The Somali diaspora refers to expatriate Somalis who reside in areas of the world that have traditionally not been inhabited by their ethnic group. The civil war in Somalia greatly increased the size of the Somali diaspora, as many Somalis moved from Greater Somalia mainly to the Middle East, Europe and North America. Djibouti (; ', , ), officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east. Djibouti occupies a total area of just . Ethiopia ('), officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia"' (   , "yetiyoya Fdralaw Dmokirasyaw Rpebilk" ), is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north and northeast, Djibouti and Somalia to the east, Sudan and South Sudan to the west, and Kenya to the south. With nearly 100 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world, as well as the second-most populous nation on the African continent after Nigeria. It occupies a total area of , and its capital and largest city is Addis Ababa. Somalis are an ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa (Somali Peninsula). The overwhelming majority of Somalis speak the Somali language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family. They are predominantly Sunni Muslim. Ethnic Somalis number around 16-20 million and are principally concentrated in Somalia (around 9 million), Ethiopia (4.6 million), Kenya (2.4 million), and Djibouti (524,000). Expatriate Somalis are also found in parts of the Middle East, North America, Oceania and Europe. The Darod is a Somali clan. The forefather of this clan is Abdirahman bin Isma'il al-Jabarti, more commonly known as "Darod". It is one of the major Somali clans, with a wide traditional territory. Somali ("" ) is an Afroasiatic language belonging to the Cushitic branch. It is spoken as a mother tongue by Somalis in Greater Somalia and the Somali diaspora. Somali is an official language of Somalia, a national language in Djibouti, and a working language in the Somali Region of Ethiopia. It is used as an adoptive language by a few neighboring ethnic minority groups and individuals. Greater Somalia refers to those regions in the Horn of Africa in which ethnic Somalis are and have historically lived. The territory encompasses Somalia, eastern Djibouti, the Somali region and Dire Dawa (collectively known as the Ogaden) in Ethiopia and the Garissa, Wajir and Mandera Counties in Kenya. The Warsangali ( Somali : Qabiilka Warsangeli ; Arabic :    ) , ( also Moorasaante / Awrkii Cirka , Warsengeli , Warsingeli , Oor Singally ) is a Somali clan , part of the Harti confederation of Darod sub-clans . In the Somali language , it means `` bringer of good news . '' The Warsangeli clan primarily inhabits the Maakhir region of northern Somalia , which consists of eastern Sanaag , northern Sool , and the northwestern part of the Bari region , along with some parts of southern Somalia ( Bay , Bakool and Jubbada Hoose ) . The Warsangali also have the oldest Sultanate amongst the Somali clans who inhabit the area comprising the former British Somaliland .
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answer: ethnic group