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    For the somali sisters and brothers (OP)




    Mashallah, i have noticed that in this forum there are lot of somali ppl. Im somali sister, too (suprise ) and i would like to get to know you, insha Allah. And at the same time learn the somali language with you. I know it is much easier to write english but let us try to write in somali islamic threads.
    I can tell you that my somali is not that good but i will try, Insha Allah.

    First let me introduce myself

    Walaalayaal waxaan ahay inan soomaaliyeed oo diinteeda jecel, isguna dayeysana iney sii barato si wanaagsan, Insha Allah. Waxaana daganahay wadan ka mid ah wadamaha scandinaivia. Waxaan wadankaas dagnaa muddo 17 sanno ah. Alxamdulillah, waxaan ka soo baxay jaamacadda waxaana halkaas ka bartay kemistiriga ( im not sure if you write that way ). Imikana waan shaqeeyaa. Walaalayaal waxaan niga codsanayaa inaad idunkuna sidaas isku sheegtaan haddaad rabtaan ma aha khasab, Insha Allah.

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    Re: For the somali sisters and brothers

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    format_quote Originally Posted by Paragon View Post
    Just 5 times in your life? Not even shaah caano when you were a kid? It's a surprise to see a Somali that has drank so little of tea. I must have atleast 5 a day to open my eyes... 'when the sweat oozes, and clarity lifts the hues of caajis from the shoulders of sight. As Somalis say: 'Raggi waa shaax, dumarina waa sheeko' or Men are to tea as women are to gossip. Ahem. A bit harsh, I know but that's the camel boy mentality for you. Typical geeljire.
    Haha, it's not offensive...just the truth, but I always thought raaga drink qaxwo more. At least that's the impression I got from my Dad, subax welbo shaah baan uu kaariya.

    Intaa ka dib, waxaan dhamaantiin idin ku salaamayaa salaanta salaamaha ugu qaalisan, oo ah mid ay ku dheehan tahay raxmad iyo kalgacayl. Salaantaasi oo ka soo go'dey kasha iyo laabta, oo uu carrab oraah macaan bartey idiin soo gudbiyey. Phew! One learns about such formal Somali greetings when reading letters for Islaamaha qararafsatada ah.
    MashaAllaah afki hoyoo sii fiicaan baad ku hadli karti (errr..qoraalkaga aad iyo aad buu uu fiicaanyahay). Maad na baratid?

    Sadly, my Somali vocab is in the pits...but it's getting there alhamdulilah. I speak to my ayeyo in full on Somali, as well as my parents so I guess it's not that bad.

    Anyway, I am glad you brothers and sisters are eager to learn more about Somali, and it would be an honour to be here when you - to learn and to hopefully understand more of our rich language. Been teaching the little Somali I know as part of the UK GCSE for sec. school Somali kids for a few months now, and everytime I go through the teaching materials, I never fail to discover new wisdoms or murti deeply-set in the very fabric of our language. From the poetry to the folk-tales, from the grammer to the literatures, Somali is indeed a poet's language. We were not called the Nation of poets for no reason, I suppose.

    Writen too much I guess but forgive me. I am here before my usual somali forum is today offline hence why I am here.

    Err...did I introduce myself horta? guess not.

    Walks off... puzzled
    MashaAllaah, soo dhawoow aboowe. Make yourself at home, there are a great many Somalis and a lot of diversity on this very forum. Who knows, you may even pick up a few words from different languages inshaAllaah lol.

    Khayr baan isku oognahay.
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    *Acausal synchronicity*

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    Re: For the somali sisters and brothers



    i would try to respond in Somali but the time it'll take me to write it correctly, and the time it takes you to actually read it and comprehend it is a waster so i rather not

    i think i understand everything you all said

    its kind of sad...i was so fluent in Somali but my interest in other languages has taken over...


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    format_quote Originally Posted by Ameena* View Post
    Haha, it's not offensive...just the truth, but I always thought raaga drink qaxwo more. At least that's the impression I got from my Dad, subax welbo shaah baan uu kaariya.
    Lol. Alright then. Well, it's true that a larger percentage of town dwellers had picked up coffee in the place of tea, but in the Somali countryside (that's including all Somali inhibited regions from N.E.Kenya to Ogaden and Djibouti and beyond), the majority of men do drink tea. Women are somehow exempted from this tea-consuming privilage - Somali (false) legend has it that tea isn't good for the health of a woman - and the main reason could propably be since sugar is expensive is purchased by men, to save on sugar, such legends were of necessary invention. I can imagine your father drinking Kenyan Ngome Number 1 coffee brand, the stongest kaxwo there is around, which could even turn an elephant into an insomniac. But who knows, perhaps he's in the diaspora and drinks refined products.

    MashaAllaah afki hoyoo sii fiicaan baad ku hadli karti (errr..qoraalkaga aad iyo aad buu uu fiicaanyahay). Maad na baratid?
    Mahadsanid, walaal/abaayo. I wasn't taught in Somali school though I was born there, but my father (AUN) home-schooled us on Somali school subjects, and our mother/older brothers insisted that we write all letters in Somali. Growing in a place (Kenya) where Swahili was the national language, it was simply an exciting challenge to write/speak the standard Somali. Anyway, if I get the chance, perhaps I'll share the teaching materials with you brothers/sisters on these boards, and I myself could learn new things.

    Sadly, my Somali vocab is in the pits...but it's getting there alhamdulilah. I speak to my ayeyo in full on Somali, as well as my parents so I guess it's not that bad.
    No, no. Not sad at all. Maasha-Allaah, I think you have grasped the Somali in writing but I could only pick minor things such as 'shaqal gaab' iyo 'shaqal dheer-ka. For ex. you wrote 'kaariya' instead of 'Kariyaa'. One 'a' is shaqal gaab while 'aa' is shaqal dheer. My suggestion is to say the word out loud and then determine the proper place of 'a' or 'aa'. In this instance, if I read out the word 'Kariyaa', I can break the pronounciation into particular syllables such as 'ka', 'ri', 'yaa'. As such, let your voice guide your writing. I am sure it'll become apparent that if you divide the words into syllables, even where shaqal gaab or shaqal dheer sounds more clearly. I think you get my drift.

    MashaAllaah, soo dhawoow aboowe. Make yourself at home, there are a great many Somalis and a lot of diversity on this very forum. Who knows, you may even pick up a few words from different languages inshaAllaah lol.

    Khayr baan isku oognahay.
    Thank you dear, I feel welcomed and right at home. Indeed, I am here to learn, Insha-Allaah.

    Khayr baan isku ognahay, Insha-Allaah.
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    Re: For the somali sisters and brothers

    I'm a Somali sis too but.. i feel more arab with all my arab friends lol.
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    Re: For the somali sisters and brothers

    BTW i'm new and i don't know how to post threads
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    Re: For the somali sisters and brothers

    ^Lol. It does happen at times. One tends to pick up a friend's cultural traits after sometime, and then one feels more at home in that culture than any other. It's a human think.

    But having said so, although I myself is a newbew, I'd like to extend a warm welcome to you. Please welcome.
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    Re: For the somali sisters and brothers

    Thanks,Paragon and can you tell me how to post threads?

    Thanks again and salaam!
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    ^You are welcome. I don't think both you and I have that privilage as of yet. Could be dependent on how many posts we make or perhaps the duration of time spent in the forum to be allowed to post threads and edit posts. Not attatchment sending as well, and etc..
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    Re: For the somali sisters and brothers

    Thanks,Paragon and can you tell me how to post threads?

    Thanks again and salaam!
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    ^See above please.
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    Re: For the somali sisters and brothers

    format_quote Originally Posted by Jawarah View Post
    BTW i'm new and i don't know how to post threads
    sis welcome to LI
    To introduce yourself go to the Introdcution section and above it says 'create new thread' inshallah press that and you are done.

    and also you can create other threads as well just go to the apprpriate sections and follow what i wrote above

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    Dear Allah. I pray that whoever reads this message shall have your comfort, joy, peace, love, & guidance. I may not know their troubles, but you do. Please keep protecting us. Ameen.
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    Salaama Caleikum walaalayaal

    Iska warama?. Beri hore ayaa meeshan igu dabeysay. MaashaAllah dadkeenina meesha wey soo heleen. Halkaa ka sii wada
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    Assalamu aleikum Maryooleys and the rest.
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    asalamoo alikum brothers and sisters i can talk somali but noooooooooo writing at all .... but i wish some1 who can teach us guyz who dont insha allah ....
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    Re: For the somali sisters and brothers

    format_quote Originally Posted by liya View Post
    asalamoo alikum brothers and sisters i can talk somali but noooooooooo writing at all .... but i wish some1 who can teach us guyz who dont insha allah ....
    Salam,

    Yes writing is very hard to pick up, but you have to remember Af Somali was always oral up until the 1970's when they started to make it a written and oral language. The Somali Language in its written form has gone through a number of transitions over the years, first written using arabic letters then moving on to using the english alphabet.

    I'm learning how to write now, the problem is the lack of resources that teach it, there are a few books but IHO they are some what weak, but others may beneit from them.
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    i ddnt know that we use to use arabic letters before interseting really !! .... brother cud u tell me the names of the books maybe it ill help me insha allah waa jazaka allahu khairan
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    format_quote Originally Posted by liya View Post
    i ddnt know that we use to use arabic letters before interseting really !! .... brother cud u tell me the names of the books maybe it ill help me insha allah waa jazaka allahu khairan
    Inshallah, when I get home from work i'll have a good look around.
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    Asalamu alaykum


    what happened to this thread, it's dead now!
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    its dead because ppl like you disappear and never turn up only occasionally
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    Is there space for another Somali sister?
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