Somali society is traditionally ethnically endogamous. So to extend ties of alliance, marriage is often to another ethnic Somali from a different clan. Thus, for example, a recent study observed that in 89 marriages contracted by men of the Dhulbahante clan, 55 (62%) were with women of Dhulbahante sub-clans other than those of their husbands; 30 (33.7%) were with women of surrounding clans of other clan families (Isaaq, 28; Hawiye, 3); and 3 (4.3%) were with women of other clans of the Darod clan family (Majerteen 2, Ogaden 1).
What percentage of Dhulbahante men married women of the Majerteen or Ogaden?
4.3%
Thus, for example, a recent study observed that in 89 marriages contracted by men of the Dhulbahante clan, 55 (62%) were with women of Dhulbahante sub-clans other than those of their husbands; 30 (33.7%) were with women of surrounding clans of other clan families (Isaaq, 28; Hawiye, 3); and 3 (4.3%) were with women of other clans of the Darod clan family (Majerteen 2, Ogaden 1).
Thus, for example, a recent study observed that in eighty-nine marriages contracted by men of the Dhulbahante clan, fifty-five (sixty-two percent) were with women of Dhulbahante sub-clans other than those of their husbands; thirty (thirty-three point seven percent) were with women of surrounding clans of other clan families (Isaaq, twenty-eight; Hawiye, three); and three (four point three percent) were with women of other clans of the Darod clan family (Majerteen two, Ogaden one).
What percentage of Dhulbahante men married women of the Majerteen or Ogaden?