Does Af Soomaali have a word for blue

[Yami]

Why does everyone say bluuga? Is there actually no native term for this basic colour?

 

[wonyluvr]

Yes there is I’ll find it I saw I it once

 

[wonyluvr]

And also the days of the week there’s native names for it

 

[mohammdov]

That's why the national anthem says "inaga kenu waa cirkoo kala"

 

[wonyluvr]

It’s baxri I think

 

[Northern Swordsman]

Good question, I know it as ciraad or cireed but it's also called Cirdhow and some may call it baxri (more cyan/ light blue-ish I guess)

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Blue according to somali Wikipedia is cirdhow

Ciraad (midab) - Wikipedia

so.m.wikipedia.org

Me personally I say ciraad.

 

[backgroundISneeded]

That's why the national anthem says "inaga kenu waa cirkoo kala"

It does resemble the blue sky of Muqdisho. it says in the constitution. This is the color they are talking about.

Calanka Soomaaliya oo sudhan Guriga madaxtooyada

 

[wonyluvr]

It does resemble the blue sky of Muqdisho. it says in the constitution. This is the color they are talking about.

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Calanka Soomaaliya oo sudhan Guriga madaxtooyada

Hello @backgroundISneeded you need to educate someone on here

 

[DALMAR0_0]

Why does everyone say bluuga? Is there actually no native term for this basic colour?

Its ciraad from the root word cir/sky

 

[Aurelian]

That's why the national anthem says "inaga kenu waa cirkoo kala"

So what? Our flag is like the sky, is much poetic than, our flag is blue.

 

[Aurelian]

Why does everyone say bluuga? Is there actually no native term for this basic colour?

Must english color are originally non English or Germanic.

 

[Aurelian]

Good question, I know it as ciraad or cireed but it's also called Cirdhow and some may call it baxri (more cyan/ light blue-ish I guess)

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Credit @azizfaarah on X.

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Credit: deleted reddit user under r/Somalia

Blue according to somali Wikipedia is cirdhow

Ciraad (midab) - Wikipedia

so.m.wikipedia.org

Me personally I say ciraad.

Most English colors are based on objects.

 

[NordicSomali]

Good question, I know it as ciraad or cireed but it's also called Cirdhow and some may call it baxri (more cyan/ light blue-ish I guess)

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Credit @azizfaarah on X.

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Credit: deleted reddit user under r/Somalia

Blue according to somali Wikipedia is cirdhow

Ciraad (midab) - Wikipedia

so.m.wikipedia.org

Me personally I say ciraad.

Most people don’t know the name of these colors, few understand the true depth of our language.

 

[DalsanJubiland]

I don’t Know man!!!
I am from Southern Somalia
We don’t have word blue in our somali language

 

[Aurelian]

 

[Aurelian]

I don’t Know man!!!
I am from Southern Somalia
We don’t have word blue in our somali language

blue is ciraad, but Bluug is used

 

[DalsanJubiland]

blue is ciraad, but Bluug is used

Wow!!
Never heard that word brother
Thanks

 

[3LetterzMM]

No word fam nigas jus say baluug