The Somali people make up the overwhelming majority of Somalia’s population. They are divided into numerous clans, which are groups that trace their common ancestry back to a single father. Nearly 80,000 people of Somali descent currently live in Minnesota, roughly 78% of whom reside in the Twin Cities, according to the St. Paul-based group Wilder Research. In Somali culture, community support is an integral part of the bereavement process. Community members cook, baby-sit, and pitch-in financially to cover funeral costs and help family members of the deceased. Most Somali households emphasize not only on providing children with food, shelter, and education, but also prioritizing their health, welfare, and safety. Education is highly valued, and religious studies (Quran education) are an integral part of childhood learning. Northern Somali (or Northern-Central Somali) forms the basis for Standard Somali. Benadiri (also known as Coastal Somali) is spoken on the Benadir coast from Adale to south of Merca, including Mogadishu, as well as in the immediate hinterland. A Somali is a member of the people historically of the Horn of Africa occupying all of Somalia, a strip of Djibouti, the southern Ethiopian region of Ogaden, and part of northwestern Kenya. Cairo (Somalia Today) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi discussed Somalia’s political situation and security across the Horn. Etymology Samaale, the last common ancestor of several Somali clans, is generally regarded as the source of the ethnonym Somali. Another theory is that the name is derived from the words soo and maal, which together mean go and milk. Arab settlers established the Sultanate of Adel on the Gulf of Aden around 600 CE, and Somali clans gradually adopted Islam and developed a pastoral nomadic culture that would define the region for centuries. The Gulf of Aden forms Somalia's northern borders and the Somali Sea and Guardafui Channel bound it to the east. Somalia Bordering Countries: Kenya, Ethiopia. Regional Maps: Map of Africa Outline Map of Somalia The blank outline map respresents mainland Somalia.