Somali towns with funny names

[reer]

Apparently Dhuusamareeb used to be called Dhahardheer, it changed sometime in the last 150 years due to berries eaten from a tree that grew in the town

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Afgooy = Lips cutt off

Ceel Dofaar = Well of pigs

Wasamo xun = Rough $ex

Garac lagu dhal = Where bastards are born

You are joking now. Also Doofaar doesn't mean pig. Pigs are not found in the wild in Somalia.

 

[Apollo]

not Somali, but Cape Guardafui / Gees Gardafuul means ''watch out and flee'' in Italian. Cringe name.

 

[Zoobear]

Ceel afweyn was always funny to me.

 

[warside]

You are joking now. Also Doofaar doesn't mean pig. Pigs are not found in the wild in Somalia.

Doofaar means pig, and warthog which is a wild pig is found in Somalia.
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[Hybrid()]

You translated all these words wrong.

Dhuusamereeb dhuusamareeb ≠ fart -town

Naas-hablood, Naasohablood ≠ ladies with breasts

Buurtinleh variant name Burtinle ≠ mountain with a single piece of hair

Iskushuban ≠ vomit on yourself ?

Buuryaqab ≠ uncut penis


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All these words above are place names. They are beautiful, have meanings and story behind it. None of these names are facetious. You just completely translated them wrong even when you literal translated them. However I'll translate better.

1. Dhuusamareeb = ?

We donnot know the meaning of Dhuusamareeb let alone translate it. However, people didnot stop attempting to find the meaning of it.

According to modern Somali language .

"Dhuusamareeb" is triple compound word.

Dhuuso + ma + reeb

Modern Somali Literal translation

Dhuuso = fart
Ma = no/not
Reeb= left behind / exclude / hold back

Possible meaning in the modern Somali Literal translation.

Fart not left behind
Fart exclude



Modern story of the word Dhuusamareeb.


Dhuusamareeb is on hills and when people go and down the hill they fart because they can't hold it.


Fact check

Dhuusamareeb has no mountains or hills that surrounds the city.


Somali linguestics perspective.

We have lost the meaning Dhuusamareeb though time. All the modern definition does not explained anything.




2. Naasohablood = Virgin


More explaination

The name Naasohablood comes from two mountains in Northen Somalia, near the capital Hargaysa. When you are away from these two mountains they resemble breasts. So the people name these two mountain "girls-breasts" but when we combined that two words it means "Virgin" in Somali language. Furthermore, These two mountains are a landmark. Its name Naasohablood is in poetry, hotels are named after it and it is iconic. Somalis across the world knows it. Naasohablood mountains also on the Somaliland's currency. Naasohablood is a name of two mountain.






3. Burtinle or Buurtinle = ?


The meaning of this city is unknown however we can track the Somali grammar to figure its meaning.


This city has two variation of its name.

Burtinle and Buurtinle

Burtin+Le
Buurtin+Le

Le is variation of Leh

Leh = have quality of something, / own, / is/are/ be / have/

Example

Shaahle => shaah leh => owner of teashop or Tea saler.
Quick quiz: dukaanle means _______

Meaning of buurtin and burtin is unknown. I couldn't find on the dictionary or any other resources for this word.


4. Iskushuban (noun) = Self-sufficient, strong / well built.




Isku+shuban

Isku = onself
Shuban= poured all ready

01.

Shub (verb) = pour Ex, wuu shubay shaaha.
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Shuban (verb noun ) = poured, streamed

Ex. wuu shubanyahay shaahu.

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02.

Shubmo (verb) = to have diarrhea

Ex . Cali wuu shubmay xalay.

Shuban (noun) means diarrhea

Ex. Shuban baa ku dhacay Cali.




5. Buuryaqab = boy / human baby male

How does naasohablood means virgin ? The meaning of afbarwaaqo also doesn't make sense.