Pretty much all the same but we call cat 'mukulaal' and 'yanyuur' both in my house. We also call the kettle tarmuus I think, I'm not sure wlh.
It's okay, we all know you're ajnabi bro.
Idk what some of yall are saying. My dialect is whatever Google translate provides.
That may be but you haven't exactly provided proof for your claim of Somalinimo
Hmmm...
en.wiktionary.org
Yeah, as a southerner I have to admit the northern dialects are purer (though you guys still use Arabic loanword sometimes)Yanyuur is a Bantu word. The original Somali word is Bisad. An Ancient Egyptian cat deity was called Bastet (notice the similarity to Bisad).
Many Kenyan languages call cats Nyau:
nyau - Wiktionary
All the same except blanket = busto
Yeah, as a southerner I have to admit the northern dialects are purer (though you guys still use Arabic loanword sometimes)
We have too much Bantu influence in the koonfur
So which area would you say has the most authentic Somali dialect?
Do you know if qorah and dayah are loans from the Egyptian gods? Or is it just old afro-asiatic cognates?Yanyuur is a Bantu word. The original Somali word is Bisad. An Ancient Egyptian cat deity was called Bastet (notice the similarity to Bisad).
Many Kenyan languages call cats Nyau:
nyau - Wiktionary
Isn't huuno a affectionate word used for a female? I.e saying Huuno, how are you. Or Am I mistaken
