Bravanese people
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom
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| Languages | |
| Bravanese dialect of Swahili and Somali | |
| Religion | |
| Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Yemeni, Portuguese, Omani, Somali and Persian, Bajunis |
The Bravanese people, also known as the Barawani, are a group inhabiting or originating from Brava (Barawa), Somalia.
As their name suggests, the Bravanese hail from Brava (Barawa), a port town on the southeastern coast of Somalia.
The population's members trace their origins to diverse groups, notably Yemeni, Omani, Somali, Portuguese and Persian migrants. (from whom the Chimwiini language was adopted) and the Eyle Khoisanoid hunter-gather ethnic minorities of southern Somalia.
The Bravanese speak the Bravanese dialect of Swahili (Chimwiini), . The language is similar to Swahili. (a Kenyan dialect).
Some also speak Somali, which is an Afro-Asiatic language either as a first or second language.
Chairman and Political Leader of the Braven Community, The Hon. Bur’i Mohamed Hamza (Somali: Burci Maxamed Xamza, Arabic: البرعي محمد حمزة, died 25 June 2016) was a Somali-Canadian politician. From August 2012 to January 2014, he was a Member of the Federal Parliament of Somalia. He later served as the State Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia from January to October 2014, and subsequently as the State Minister of Finance until December 2014. He was the State Minister of the Premier's Office for Environment at the time of his death.
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