Islamic Lecture in Af-Mahaaw(Af-Karre)

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Full lecture

 

[Thegoodshepherd]

I can understand ~60% of the Somali parts if I ignore the Arabic.
Timing of divergence between Maxaa Tiri and this language is not deep. Definitely within the past 2,000 years.

 

[Grimmer]

I can understand ~60% of the Somali parts if I ignore the Arabic.
Timing of divergence between Maxaa Tiri and this language is not deep. Definitely within the past 2,000 years.

The crazy thing is I thought he was watering it down to folks who are wanting to learn it.

 

[Kamaaludeen Al Reewin]

Why is it so understandable, I don't usually understand whenever I hear Af gatre

 

[Grimmer]

Why is it so understandable, I don't usually understand whenever I hear Af gatre

There’s an Oromo one that you probably see more often.

 

[Garaad Awal]

It seems heavily influenced by Banadiri dialect of Somali (Af-Maxaa), hence words like camal being utilized.Seems like they don’t pronounce ح or ع.

 

[Diini23]

Is this af garre, this seems like a heavily southern maxaa tiri influenced dialect since the typical af garre is less discernible and if I am not mistaken shares a lot of lexicon with borena to the extent where there is a mutual intelligibility.

 

[Grimmer]

It seems heavily influenced by Banadiri dialect of Somali (Af-Maxaa), hence words like camal being utilized.Seems like they don’t pronounce ح or ع.

I was thinking that as well, a lot of the af-mahaaw that I hear or see in videos are usually mixed with some af-maay. But this video doesn’t feel like it has a lot of maxaa in it.

 

[Grimmer]

Is this af garre, this seems like a heavily southern maxaa tiri influenced dialect since the typical af garre is less discernible and if I am not mistaken shares a lot of lexicon with borena to the extent where there is a mutual intelligibility.

This is the original language, it is called af-mahaaw. It’s spoke in Lower shabelle and bay region. The one you probably hear is called af-garre libin from Kenya and Ethiopia. They speak an Oromized version of it with some maay and maxaa mixed in it.

 

[Diini23]

This is the original language, it is called af-mahaaw. It’s spoke in Lower shabelle and bay region. The one you probably hear is called af-garre libin from Kenya and Ethiopia. They speak an Oromized version of it with some maay and maxaa mixed in it.

Original language of what? I have never heard of it. I thought this was af garre. How is this tongue related to maxaa tiri and maay?

 

[Grimmer]

Original language of what? I have never heard of it. I thought this was af garre. How is this tongue related to maxaa tiri and maay?

This called af-mahaaw, af-dhoog, or af-garre either or is fine. It’s been in Somalia for 100s of years spoken in places like Afgooye, qoryooley, and baydhabo. But I meant to say dialect, the af-garre your probably hear is an offshoot oromo/somali hybrid of this.