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colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Somalia-Sword.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Somalia-Sword.jpg/40px-Somalia-Sword.jpg" decoding="async" width="40" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Somalia-Sword.jpg/60px-Somalia-Sword.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/Somalia-Sword.jpg/80px-Somalia-Sword.jpg 2x" data-file-width="208" data-file-height="1104" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">A <i>billao</i> <a href="/wiki/Shortsword" class="mw-redirect" title="Shortsword">shortsword</a>.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Shortsword" class="mw-redirect" title="Shortsword">Shortsword</a> or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Long_dagger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Long dagger (page does not exist)">long dagger</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Place of origin</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Horn_of_Africa" title="Horn of Africa">Horn of Africa</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Somali_people" title="Somali people">Somali</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Wars</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Dervish_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Dervish State">Dervish resistance</a> (1896–1920)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">9 oz (260 g)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">17 to 25 in (43 to 64 cm)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">(2.5 in (6.4 cm) (blade)</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Blade" title="Blade">Blade</a> type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a> or <a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a>; pointed, double-edged</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Hilt" title="Hilt">Hilt</a> type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Horn_(anatomy)" title="Horn (anatomy)">horn</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Scabbard" title="Scabbard">Scabbard</a>/<a href="/wiki/Scabbard" title="Scabbard">sheath</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sheepskin" title="Sheepskin">sheepskin</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>A <b>billao</b> (<a href="/wiki/Somali_language" title="Somali language">Somali</a>: <i lang="so">billaawe</i>), also known as a <b>belawa</b>, is a horn-hilted <a href="/wiki/Somali_people" title="Somali people">Somali</a> <a href="/wiki/Shortsword" class="mw-redirect" title="Shortsword">shortsword</a> or <a href="/w/index.php?title=Long_dagger&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Long dagger (page does not exist)">long dagger</a> depending on blade length. It served most notably as a close-quarters weapon in the <a href="/wiki/Dervish_State" class="mw-redirect" title="Dervish State">Dervish State</a>, at the turn of the 20th century. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billao&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The billao has a double-edged, leaf-shaped, asymmetrical <a href="/wiki/Blade" title="Blade">blade</a> and a three-pronged <a href="/wiki/Hilt#Pommel" title="Hilt">pommel</a>. One-pronged pommels with the metal tang protruding out from the center of the <a href="/wiki/Hilt" title="Hilt">hilt</a> have been reported. Together, the grip and pommel are 6.75 in (17.1 cm) in circumference. The billao's blade is made of <a href="/wiki/Iron" title="Iron">iron</a> or <a href="/wiki/Steel" title="Steel">steel</a>, and is 10.5 in (27 cm)" long and 2.5 in (6.4 cm)" wide.<sup id="cite_ref-Therion_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Therion-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-TherionArms_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TherionArms-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though other <a href="/wiki/Horn_(anatomy)" title="Horn (anatomy)">horn</a> types are also used, the handle is typically made from the horn of <a href="/wiki/African_Buffalo" class="mw-redirect" title="African Buffalo">buffalo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Warrior_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warrior-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In total, the dagger is 17.25 in (43.8 cm)" long.<sup id="cite_ref-Therion_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Therion-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Scabbard" title="Scabbard">sheath</a> is made of <a href="/wiki/Sheepskin" title="Sheepskin">sheepskin</a>, and the sword is worn on a belt around the waist.<sup id="cite_ref-Warrior_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Warrior-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is said to have originated in the <a href="/wiki/Togdheer" title="Togdheer">Togdheer</a>, Cayn and <a href="/wiki/Sool,_Somalia" class="mw-redirect" title="Sool, Somalia">Sool</a> occupied regions of present-day <a href="/wiki/Somaliland" title="Somaliland">Somaliland</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billao&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_swords" class="mw-redirect" title="List of swords">List of swords</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billao&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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href="/wiki/Ancient_history" title="Ancient history">Ancient period</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Iron_Age_sword" title="Iron Age sword">Iron Age sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acinaces" title="Acinaces">Acinaces</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Parthian_Long_Sword&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Parthian Long Sword (page does not exist)">Parthian Long Sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xiphos" title="Xiphos">Xiphos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kopis" title="Kopis">Kopis</a>/<a href="/wiki/Falcata" title="Falcata">Falcata</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sasanian_Sword&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sasanian Sword (page does not exist)">Sasanian Sword</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Post-classical_history" title="Post-classical history">Post-classical period</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arab_sword" title="Arab sword">Arab sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scimitar" title="Scimitar">Scimitar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shamshir" title="Shamshir">Shamshir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kilij" title="Kilij">Kilij</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turko-Mongol_sabers" class="mw-redirect" title="Turko-Mongol sabers">Turko-Mongol Sabre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yatagan" title="Yatagan">Yatagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mameluke_sword" title="Mameluke sword">Mameluke sword</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Early_modern_period" title="Early modern period">Early modern period</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Qama" title="Qama">Qama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kindjal" class="mw-redirect" title="Kindjal">Kindjal</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Template:Indonesian_Weapons" class="mw-redirect" title="Template:Indonesian Weapons">Indonesia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Early period</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mandau_(knife)" title="Mandau (knife)">Mandau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niabor" title="Niabor">Niabor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parang_(knife)" title="Parang (knife)">Parang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Balato_(sword)" title="Balato (sword)">Balato</a></li> <li><a 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weapons">Philippines</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Classical</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balasiong" title="Balasiong">Balasiong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangkung" title="Bangkung">Bangkung</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banyal" title="Banyal">Banyal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barong_(sword)" title="Barong (sword)">Barong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batangas_sword" class="mw-redirect" title="Batangas sword">Batangas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bicuco" title="Bicuco">Bicuco</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Binagong&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Binagong (page does not exist)">Binagong</a> (Binangon)</li> <li><a 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title="Pirah">Pirah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinuti" class="mw-redirect" title="Pinuti">Pinuti</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sanduko&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sanduko (page does not exist)">Sanduko</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sansibar_(sword)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sansibar (sword) (page does not exist)">Sansibar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sundang" class="mw-redirect" title="Sundang">Sundang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Susuwat" title="Susuwat">Susuwat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Talibon_(sword)" class="mw-redirect" title="Talibon (sword)">Talibon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utak" title="Utak">Utak</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Wasay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Wasay (page does not exist)">Wasay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Spanish colonization</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balisword" title="Balisword">Balisword</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Espada_y_daga&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Espada y daga (page does not exist)">Espada y daga</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hagibis_(knife)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Hagibis (knife) (page does not exist)">Hagibis</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tenegre&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tenegre (page does not exist)">Tenegre</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mainland<br />Southeast Asia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Classic stage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dha_(sword)" title="Dha (sword)">Dha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Post-Classic stage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Krabi%E2%80%93krabong" title="Krabi–krabong">Krabi–krabong</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Cambodia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Preah_Khan_Reach" title="Preah Khan Reach">Preah Khan Reach</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Thailand</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a 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style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Ancient Egypt</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Khopesh" title="Khopesh">Khopesh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Acinaces" title="Acinaces">Acinaces</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Template:Africa_Weapons" title="Template:Africa Weapons">Mainland</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ida_(sword)" title="Ida (sword)">Ida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kaskara" title="Kaskara">Kaskara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nimcha" title="Nimcha">Nimcha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flyssa" title="Flyssa">Flyssa</a></li> 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scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Flexible weapons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Knobkierie" class="mw-redirect" title="Knobkierie">Knobkierie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rungu_(weapon)" title="Rungu (weapon)">Rungu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Miscellaneous weapons</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sjambok" title="Sjambok">Sjambok</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Shields</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nguni_shield" title="Nguni shield">Nguni shield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glagwa" title="Glagwa">Glagwa</a></li> <li><a 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