Talk:Dir (clan)
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The title of this page is incorrect. 'Dir' is a clan. Title should simply be Dir.—the preceding comment is by S710 - 18:18, 5 June 2006: Please sign your posts!
- Yes, except Dir is a disambiguation page, because the name refers to many things. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 16:47, 6 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cleanup: Dir subclans
The "Dir subclans" section is becoming unwieldy. If we can establish some threshold of notability for inclusion, then I propose we pare down the list. Otherwise, I suggest we move the list to its own article. -- Gyrofrog (talk) 12:45, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
A very interesting and rare view about Somalia's Dir clan which has been at times ignored by historians. A major problem is the editors can't seem to agree on what to represent- the sub-clans, lineages and sub-lineages etc. I would suggest we just list the major subclans and their geographic locations.
[edit] Somali Subclans
I agree with moving all the articles about the subclans to the articles about the major clans to which they belong (Darod, Hawiye, Dir, Isaaq and the other three). Apart from the geographical distribution and famous persons there not much information.S710 16:44, 12 June 2006 (UTC)
I have read about Somali History and when I read the wealth of information presented by this article I was very impressed! As a matter of fact, I have spoken to numerous Somali experts who work for the U.N and they have verified most of the facts presented.
It should be noted the Dir clan is a very large ethnic group who inhabit in many parts of the Horn of Africa (Kenya North, DJibouti,Ethiopia, and all over Somali). Therefore, I would suggest the artical summarize the subclans of the Dir and distribution. I personally used this information while working in Somali and have found the details very rich.
[edit] Clans or families or persons
I am curious if these are all really subclans or families or persons. What is the use of the names of all these families in an encyclopedia. It begins to look like genealogy
