The Xeer legal system is assumed to have developed exclusively in the Horn of Africa since approximately the 7th century. There is no evidence that it developed elsewhere or was greatly influenced by any foreign legal system. The fact that Somali legal terminology is practically devoid of loan words from foreign languages suggests that Xeer is truly indigenous. COUNT 3
QSN1 In what century did the Xeer system begin? ANS1 7th QSN2 In what region did the Xeer system develop? ANS2 the Horn of Africa QSN3 What fact about Somali legal terms implies that Xeer developed locally? ANS3 devoid of loan words