Deqi-Arawit wrote: ↑07 Apr 2025, 15:23
Africans have bad influence on Somalis....In particular the Hawiye Somalis are Bantu both in appearance and their conduct. And Nikko is more widely practiced among the Hawiye and urban Moqadushians than the rest of Somalis....
Hmmm! Sounds your knowledge of Somalis is rudimentary!
FYI, Somalis are a hom'ogeneous ethnic group, sharing a common language, culture, and religion, even though they are organized around a clan system.
Guess what! If we align, say, 10 Somalis from 10 different clans, including our Zack from Djibouti, not a single Somali on earth would be able to tell or guess who's from which clan. IMPOSSIBLE. All Somalis, not only have they the same culture and comportment, but also they share a same mentality, including those from Djibouti, Ethiopia, and Kenya.
As for Niko, it's a Bantu influence infiltrated into the south of Somalia by Tanzanian and Mozambican slaves imported initially by Omani merchants and later on by Italian colonisers. It's not a national dance in anywhere in Somalia. It's just a dance for parties or weddings for fun due to its sex connotation. In other words, Niko doesn't belong to any clan, neither does any particular Somali clan dance it.
After all, apart from Islamic perspective, there's nothing wrong with Niko, and I bet you like to watch it at least to activate your dormant little lizard.
