Arabic loanwords in the Somali language thread

[Dalmoor]

I am from Mudug, the heartland of traditional Somali.

My parents sent me to Mudug at 6 for 2 weeks and for 3 months when I was 15 to learn Soomali rasmi.

I noticed that there are 4 ways of speaking Somali:

1. Arabic based Somali: Spoken by most Somalis (Either knowingly or unknowningly)

2. English based Somali: The future of Somali (diaspora are already mixing English w Somali)

3. Italian based Somali: The language of the kacaan generation and Xamar residents (almost dead)

4. Oromo based Somali: What reer baadiyo are starting to speak (worst case scenario)


Out of all of these options, I would prefer Somali with Arabic loan words.

Good that you got my point.. thnx for the info too

 

[Hybrid]

There are so many Arabic words (up to 20%) in the Djiboutian Somali dictionary.

khalaas
Yacni
Nacam
Cajiib
ahbal
kalab
wasakh
Ceesh
fataal
farakh
Kubaayad

 

[government]

Milix Cusbo

Kursi fadhi ama gambar= even tho it's three legged chair

Albaab heard there's another word for this, Irid

Caadi fcn lol

Dariiq jid ama wadda... There's also dhabo


I'll only try the ones Ik.. I'm not expert on this, so bear with me, lol
Digaag there are some people who use doorey.. idk
Maraq suugo
Macalin wadaad... it seems to be macalin, cause of Islam influence

Maraq and suugo are different also suugo is italian

 

[Dalmoor]

Maraq and suugo are different also suugo is italian

Ik suugo is italian, but how are they different?

Is the maraq the ones when xoolo are slaughtered... they call it fuut, I heard:siilaanyolaugh:


and suugo, any soup.. esp baasto and suugo, right?

 

[Hybrid]

How come Kenyans are mostly Christians even though they heavily interacted with Yemeni traders

 

[Muji]

Wallahi

 

[Maay]

Saaxiib
Tufaax
Qabri
Cafi
Kibir
Qalin
Lakin
Saxan
Faras

 

[Dalmoor]

Wallahi

Ku dhaaro that was used long time ago, and then they answer "Magaca illahu ayaan.." or "Illaahi magacis"

Now it's Wallah, hooyo!! Everything wallah, lol

 

[Suldaanka]

Malqacad ama qaado. Spoon

 

[CaliTedesse]

Thank you guys for your feedback

 

[government]

Ik suugo is italian, but how are they different?

Is the maraq the ones when xoolo are slaughtered... they call it fuut, I heard:siilaanyolaugh:


and suugo, any soup.. esp baasto and suugo, right?

Suugo is sauce maraq is soup

 

[government]

Swahili is more Arab like than Somali.

Somalis at least changed the words a bit, Kenyans just copy and pasted Arab words and use it.

Nah sawahlis don't have same laetters like Arabic so they butcher it

 

[abdiwarrior]

Sareer-bed

Airlane in Arabic and airplane in somali

 

[AussieHustler]

Cali

There are many Arabic loan words in the Somali language, however, there are also Somali words for some of the Arabic words like milix=cusbo. All languages have foreign loan words.

Haven’t read all the posts, but a great thread.

 

[Blade1]

Why do you never talk about loanword arabic stole from somali like all the fruits

 

[CaliTedesse]

Why do you never talk about loanword arabic stole from somali like all the fruits

Tell us bro

 

[government]

Why do you never talk about loanword arabic stole from somali like all the fruits

Like what?

 

[Blade1]

Tell us bro

Like what?

I don't speak to arab niggas

 

[Blade1]

@CaliTedesse get government out the room I don't feel comfortable with him here the second I say the words a vein of his will burst

 

[Blade1]

For one the fruits are ours they butchered mos to moz though they don't have fruit in their land environment they took it from us theresmore but I haven't researched.