Thanks Detlef!
As usual, the name game can be tricky! I thought "tooray" only referred to this type of dagger with a fin like grip, but I can definitely see the similarity. At the same time, the influence from the billao and gile are undeniable and does blur the line between those different types of Somalian daggers.
(Attached, a picture of my Somalian collection at the moment with a classic billao (left) and gile (right) with some "in-betweens" in the middle)
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