mswo is possibly related to the Somali word meseggo / masaggo.
I don't think punt (pwnt) is a boon.
Was thinking about this some more. You are absolutely correct but what is ironic to me is that both languages and their entire branch are extinct for a long time now along with their respective cultures while we are here thousands of years later. It seems like the same civilization that they built and the resultant written language started them down a path that ultimately made them more susceptible to โextinctionโ in a sense, although they probably would not have known this. Meanwhile, our ancestors, being more nomadic and in the exact same area early on, were much more flexible and adaptable and here we are today. Basically, if East Cushitic were to be among the earliest recorded languages, it would probably have meant going down a path where we are not here today.
I used to think it was hotepry when people tried to make a connection between anicnet eygptian and somali. But know I think there's probably a huge amount of insight to be gained from doing compartive historical lingustics between somali and ancient eygptian.
Absolutely. The problem is because Somali and all Cushitic languages werenโt really written systematically until very recently, and because Somalia and the entire horn region has been in utter chaos for decades, linguists probably havenโt been able to compare the languages. That, along with their inherent biases. I personally through looking at this stuff actually believe the two languages are very close to each other, closer than the other Afro-asiatic languages are. The further you go back in time through the Egyptian language the more is looks Somali and East Cushitic in general. Look at the below as an example. The re-constructed Egyptian word for teach was literally โsobarโ. You canโt make this stuff up:
What the hell that's crazy. It's kind of insane that these cadaan somali lingustis never seem to have looked into this.
I think we can definitely learn more about the Somali language through this similar to how the Quran was used to bring a lot of Hebrew back to life because of their shared Semitic ancestry. I think part of the problem is Egyptology and the Egyptian language being basically dead. Probably not a lot of linguists studying it as a result. Hopefully ai will help change this especially as it gets better over time. I am unsure of the Cushitic absorption theory as well. The fact that Cushitic speakers were right next door to them and that Egypt was unified by Upper Egyptians tells me you may be correct in that the early dynastic elite may have been Eastern Cushitic speakers or descended from them. If you look at the red crown of upper Egypt and the white crown of lower Egypt it may have some ethnic/racial symbolism.
Damn i never thought about the red race thing. But isn't the red crown for lower eygpt?
I suspect this changes as you move further south toward upper Egypt and nubia
Yes, you are correct. Read somewhere that it was the opposite when it wasnโt.
