Is KH in Somali borrowed from Arabic or indigenous

[adaharari]

Im speaking on how Somalis pronounce these words.

My aunt speaks the waqooyi dialect and she pronounce that word the exact same, she just uses it in a different context than my mom would. For example she would use the word baqti where my mom would say dimi, as in turn off the light. It sounds the exact same though.

I cant speak of that then (not a somali speaker) but maybe it should be baqti then if you said its pronounced like that. Bakhti is probably just a spelling used by some.

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[adaharari]

There is more than one language group in the Horn and I am pretty sure they are not all similar to each other with conjugations

Probably, but the letters seem similar.

 

[embarassing]

I cant speak of that then (not a somali speaker) but maybe it should be baqti then if you said its pronounced like that. Bakhti is probably just a spelling used by some.

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To me personally بَقْتِ sounds closest.

 

[adaharari]

To me personally بَقْتِ sounds closest.

Correct spelling would be baqti then

 

[Agent 47]

I can understand @Agent 47 confusion.

With the exception of words that start with kh/q sound how does it sound any different? How would Baqti and Bakhti sound different? Regardless of how people may spell it, it sounds the exact same irl.

Exactly.
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[CrazedOpal]

How about Khalaad as a pure somali word? or is it spelled Qalaad?

Im so butthurt, I wish my name was spelled like Q instead of KH.. Q sounds so regal, elegant and dignified. I got nothing against KH but it's more common.

#firstworldproblems :/