[8] However, they did accept the first Muslim migrants, the Hatimi from Yemen and the Amawi from Syria, around the 10th century, for both religious and commercial reasons.

The town prospered and became one of the major Islamic centers in the Horn, the Barawaani Ulama, attracting students from all over the region.

[9] Eventually, the Tunni people abandoned the pastoral lifestyle and established themselves largely as farmers on the rich arable land, were they grew a variety of fruits and vegetables but they still continued to practice livestock grazing.

They established a number of concentrated settlements on the interior such as Buulo, Golweyn, and Xaramka, Jilib, Jamaame, and their center Qoryooley.

The Tunni clan can be split into 2 groups: agro-pastoralists who herd cattle, goats and sheep which can be found in towns and villages in Baraawe, Jilib and Dinsoor districts.