The Sam Languages. A History of Rendille, Boni and Somali

Abstract

The paper attempts at reconstructing aspects of the history of the Sam languages spoken in the Eastern African countries of Somalia, Kenya and Ethiopia: they belong to the Omo-Tana branch of Lowland East Cushitic and include Rendille, Bone and other Somali dialects._-_Maqaalku wuxuu isku dayayaa falanqaynta taariikhda qaababka qaarkood ee afafka Sam ee looga hadlo dalalka Afrikada Bari (Soomaaliya, Kenya iyo Itoobiya)afafkaasoo ay ka mid yihiin kooxda Omo-Tana ee Kushitigga Bari, waxayna yihiin afafka: Rendiille, Boni iyo lahjada kale ee soomaaliyeed._-_L'articolo tenta di ricostruire alcuni aspetti della storia delle lingue Sam parlate nei paesi dell'Africa orientale (Somalia, Kenya ed Etiopia): esse appartengono al ramo Omo-Tana del gruppo Cuscitico orientale e comprendono Rendille, Bone e altri dialetti somali.